Tom Cole: “I am prepared to close and will yield back the balance of my time at the conclusion of my remarks. Madam Speaker, we…”

“I am prepared to close and will yield back the balance of my time at the conclusion of my remarks. Madam Speaker, we don't think the House bill is a better bill. We don't think reducing the amount the Senate gave to the military by $124 million is a good idea. We don't think reducing the amount of money that is going to Border Patrol, which is one of the areas that is a problem, by $89 million is a good idea. We don't think a lot of this effort to micromanage a crisis that is thousands of miles away from us by this body here has good suggestions. We want some flexibility. We think the Senate bill does take care of the needs on the border in terms of unaccompanied minors who have crossed over into our territory. So we just don't think this does it, and we think this prolongs the process. We have a bipartisan bill--a perfect bill? No. Is our bill a perfect bill? No. As a matter of fact, we like the Senate bill on our side better than this bill. Regardless, that one can pass. That one can pass on this floor. That one can be signed into law. This one that my friends are embarking on, they think it is an improvement. I will just tell them, politically, not passing the Senate, not likely to be signed by the President. So if we want to get help there immediately, we have a way to do it in the Senate bill. We think this leads us to a political dead-end. Madam Speaker, I would press for my motion, and I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN.…”