David Thomas: “I would like to point out just a couple of items within that delivery. He repeated several times that what we are doing…”

“I would like to point out just a couple of items within that delivery. He repeated several times that what we are doing is cutting off people in this particular resolution. Mr. Speaker, my understanding of the resolution is that it focuses, it in channels; that is, it does not cut off the right to offer privileged resolutions, it focuses the opportunity to offer a privileged resolution. And as a matter of fact, the focal point for the minority would be the minority leader. As I recall the debate on the contested election in California's 46th District, the first resolution that was fully debated for an hour and voted on, was offered by the minority leader. I understand, and I was not on the floor, but it has been represented to me, that there has been some criticism over this rule because we are attempting to cut off females and minorities from offering privileged resolutions.”