Earl Blumenauer: “This bill is not going to be enacted into law, and we will be able to pick up where it left off and, frankly, where Mr.…”

“This bill is not going to be enacted into law, and we will be able to pick up where it left off and, frankly, where Mr. Camp left off, as we work with our friends in the other body. My friend and fellow Oregonian, Senator Wyden, the Chair, has already advanced some proposals we will be able to work with. It is a little more evenhanded, and that is how ultimately we are going to go, but I am sorry for what this represents in terms of this Congress giving up. I think we can do better. I hope people will vote against this, and we will commit to move forward on the things that we are all committed to in a way that is fiscally responsible, is bipartisan and thoughtful, working with the interest groups that deserve us to work together to get the outcomes we all want for them. {time} 1130”