I will not object to the passing of this legislation, but I want the record to reflect that we have a responsibility to do the work that we were sent here to do for the good of the...
Perhaps if we really wanted to help the veterans at the heart of this bill, we should have legislated with a little bit more care.
Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and good afternoon to everyone.
This may be the least amount of notice I've ever received on a bill being marked up in the Science Committee.
The result is that Members are disenfranchised, and the work of this Committee suffers.
This really is a bad bill that will ultimately result in bad science and sick people. I urge all of my colleagues to oppose it.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have an amendment at the desk.
For that reason, I will not oppose the passage of this bill today.
I support the adoption of this amendment.
This markup was noticed on Friday afternoon when we left on Thursday, well after most Members were out of town.
However, Chairman Smith changed the rules to allow weekend days to count toward the notice requirements.