Chuck Fleischmann: “The American people and certainly the people of the Third District of Tennessee understand this problem.”

While I appreciate my colleague's interest in keeping the Federal spending in check, I would note that the 12 bills reported by the Appropriations Committee collectively adhere to the Fiscal Responsibility Act. How funds are allocated…

Other parts of the country are having brownouts. It is so important who governs.

For the same reasons with the previous amendments, I respectfully urge a ``no'' vote, and I yield back the balance of my time.

You stepped up at a time when we really needed a hero to lead TVA.