John Boehner: “As the gentleman is probably aware, this bill has been around for many, many years. There has been lots of discussion…”

“As the gentleman is probably aware, this bill has been around for many, many years. There has been lots of discussion and debate about this bill. It did come out of the Energy and Commerce Committee. The reason for the split rule is because there are a significant number of Members going to the gulf coast this afternoon to review the recovery, and we knew we would only get through the general debate today. The Rules Committee is expected to meet and to finalize the rule. Those discussions about what the rule will look like and the number of amendments and the type of amendments is continuing. But I clearly understand the interest of my colleague from Maryland for a more open rather than a more closed process.”