Political Quotes

“Just a couple of points. First, before speaking in opposition to this amendment, I would note that the ranking member, Ms. Velazquez, and I worked very much in a bipartisan and cooperative manner on a whole range of issues. We have done that when she chaired the committee and I was the ranking member, and we do that now that I am the chair and she is the ranking member. I commend her for that cooperation. We have actually gotten a lot of things done in the Small Business Committee on behalf of small businesses all across the country in both Democratic and Republican districts. That being said, I would also note that this particular language, in essence, replaces our H.R. 5, title III, with Ms. Velazquez's version. She mentioned that hers is bipartisan. Ours is as well. Mr. Cuellar was a principal cosponsor of this particular legislation, so, by definition, it is bipartisan. I would also note that we have dealt with this a number of times over the years, and we have included a significant number of Democratic amendments already in our underlying bill as well. So it truly is bipartisan. The gentlewoman from New York's amendment would essentially strike title III of the bill, and it would replace it with alternative language.…”