Joe Cunningham: “I rise in favor of this rule. Like all the bills that we have, I do not know of a single bill that we have that there…”

“I rise in favor of this rule. Like all the bills that we have, I do not know of a single bill that we have that there are parts that we do not like. I like the section that we just talked about, protecting the veterans, and I think the case that can be made in order is a very good one. The chairman may disagree with that. But I was disappointed at one area, and the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Lowey) has an amendment that would draw down drunk drivers down to .8 percent and put penalties. It is a stick. There are measures in the bill that is a carrot and a stick, but I think in the case of drunk drivers we need more stick than we do carrot, and I am disappointed that that is not allowed. It is in the Senate version, and I would ask the chairman and the ranking minority to support that in conference even though it is not in our bill.”