On the recordMay 23, 2019
I am very proud to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California (Mr. McCarthy), the leader for Republicans of the U.S. House of Representatives. Mr. McCARTHY. Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Before I begin, I want to thank both sides. I want to thank the chairman and I want to thank the ranking member, not for the bill that is on the floor today but for the bill that was put out of committee. When we look across the country, we see division. Very seldom can we ever find a bill that gets every Democrat's and every Republican's support, but that is what we look for, that committees can work together. The whole reason bills go through committees before they come to the floor is this is where the expertise is, this is where the debates happen, this is where it is combined together. But now I want to apologize to the chairman. I don't know what the gentleman's leadership did or why. But why would they change the moment that we have for the country to see something that they haven't seen in a while? Why would they do something that a chairman and a ranking member and every member on that committee, regardless of where they come from across this country, regardless of party, agreed to? Special interest has power. Special interest is more powerful than the members who are in that committee with the expertise. Special interest is more powerful than Members of Congress finding common ground.…
