Jeb Hensarling: “Again, Mr. Speaker, I would say we are having a debate on the underlying bill that has been vigorously debated on both…”

“Again, Mr. Speaker, I would say we are having a debate on the underlying bill that has been vigorously debated on both sides. The motion to recommit, if people are genuinely interested in looking for an opportunity for an amendment process that was denied as the discharge petition came to the floor. I have served under many committee chairmen on the Financial Services Committee. I have never known one to bring a bill through committee that was not supported by a majority of their members, and I did not bring this bill because it was not supported by a majority of Republican members. I understand the ability to use this discharge petition; and if people are looking for opportunities to amend, I wish it would have been done in the discharge petition. But if it is the will of the House to send this to committee, the committee has had three different hearings on the Ex-Im Bank already--a couple of them in conjunction with the Oversight and Government Reform Committee--and I would be happy to have even more hearings on the subject and listen to the new points that have been brought about by this debate. I yield to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Mulvaney). Parliamentary Inquiry”