Jeff Duncan: “my understanding from staff on the other side is that the staff on the other side of the aisle and the Members on the…”

“my understanding from staff on the other side is that the staff on the other side of the aisle and the Members on the other side of the aisle, particularly the ranking member, the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar), will be glad to work with the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Goodlatte) if the gentleman withdraws his colloquy at this point. I will say that there is language in the bill at this time that attempts to get at the problem that the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Goodlatte) is trying to solve. The language says, ``In carrying out the project, the Secretary shall award contracts based on an invitation for bids procedure.'' If that is not satisfactory to accomplish the goal of the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Goodlatte), if he feels that he is in a position to withdraw the colloquy at this point, then it is my understanding that the ranking member, the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar), will try to work with the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Goodlatte) to resolve this issue.”