Pat Meehan: “I concur with these substitutes and amendments. I thank the gentleman from Connecticut and members of the Republican…”

“I concur with these substitutes and amendments. I thank the gentleman from Connecticut and members of the Republican Conference who have worked diligently over a period of the last several months on this bill. I think we have an historic opportunity to make a fundamental change in the way elections in America are carried out. I thank the gentleman for his cooperation. I also thank the minority leader, the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Gephardt), and all of the Members from both sides of the aisle who have been part of this historic process over the last few months.”