Rob Andrews: “What you are suggesting and advocating for--and I agree with--is a strategy of making alliances and partnerships.”

My understanding of the principle of germaneness is that the underlying subject matter of the bill has to be the subject matter of the motion to recommit. We have heard repeatedly from the offerers of this bill that they believe it is…

I think you are doing some of the most meaningful work in this Congress by your diligence here, and I am proud to be associated with it in a very minor way after the work you have done.

We come here as stewards of a very sacred trust--to look after the people that are the backbone of this country. We are having this debate this afternoon because we have all heard from men and women across this country who are very upset…

I understand this is a conceptual proposal, but we don't legislate concepts; we legislate statutes and they have real impact on real people.