Joe Barton: “I only have two speakers, myself and Mr. Cuellar. I believe I have the right to close, so I would ask my friend from New…”

We are just trying to adopt the SPR to the modern situation.

But I also think I speak for the majority and the minority that we hope that this is something that can move reasonably expeditiously and that means actually end up in a bill the President signs in this Congress.

I thank the gentlewoman from Michigan for her kind words. I appreciate the nice gift I got yesterday from her and her husband, his new book, ``The Dean.'' I look forward to reading it over Christmas. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the…

The allegation that we made, the Republicans, is that you're discriminatory against us--against the Republicans.