Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I just want to point out that one of the germaneness waivers in this rule has some major consequences to it, and I wish it had been more carefully considered. Mr. Speaker, when we have an open rule, it is extremely important in many instances that we make certain that the committees of jurisdiction are properly protected. In the case of the Kanjorski amendment that will be offered under the waiver permitted in this rule, I think that is particularly important. This amendment is not germane to a public works bill. The bill that is going to be on the floor is a public works bill, but in this case what has happened is that the amendment slops over into the jurisdiction of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, because the amendment will deal with the subject of technology transfer, more particularly the Federal Technology Transfer Act, and this bill is going to drastically alter the Federal Technology Transfer Act. Mr. Speaker, let me tell Members a few reasons why that is probably not a good thing for us to be doing with an amendment where germaneness was waived.”