Tom Cole: “No, Mr. Speaker, I do not. Those matters can be dealt with on a motion to recommit. ____________________”

I reserve the balance of my time. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Velazquez), the distinguished ranking member of the Small Business Committee.

This is what my friends on the other side asked for — a clean bill. No partisan riders, no tricks, no things. And give it to us for a short period.

Mr. Chairman, I want to begin by thanking the gentlewoman, the distinguished ranking member of the full committee. There are a lot of things we disagree on, but we do not disagree on the importance of the power of the purse and the Article…

Mr. Speaker, I won't take the 18 minutes that I have. I don't think I need it. The facts here are pretty clear. At the beginning of this process, I was asked to produce a clean bill for a limited period of time by my colleagues on the…