James T. Callahan: “There is no indication in the language I have here that it does what the gentleman says it does.”

I appreciate where the gentleman is coming from, but this appropriations process is long and involved. We invited every Member of Congress to submit their suggestions to us as to how we could best formulate this bill. The sponsor of this…

When I bring my amendment up, I will ask some of you that have been coming up to me telling me all day long, ``Sonny, you are doing exactly the right thing,'' I am going to have some handouts, and I want some of you to take these handouts…

Mr. Chairman, I do not profess to be an expert on Colombia or any other country. In fact, I do not profess to be an expert on anything, but I have been involved in some of these issues because I chaired the committee that my good friend…

I certainly sympathize with the appropriators, and I sympathize with the authorizers as well. We are always faced as to whether or not we are going to be able to come along with a rider, whether or not this time it is okay, or this time it…