Joe Barton: “We seem to be more up to date in our private sector infrastructure than our public sector infrastructure.”

I think it's good to have this and I think it's very good that we try to work to tighten up and, as the gentlelady just said, let's determine what the real intent is and then legislate accordingly.

It is voluntary on a State basis.

It's obvious that, to me, anyway, this program is being abused.

I was in Senate Chamber trying to prevent a hold on H.R. 7217. I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 434. ____________________