Lloyd Doggett: “And understand what that means. Understand that they are looking for the ideal time--morning, noon, or night--to muscle…”

“And understand what that means. Understand that they are looking for the ideal time--morning, noon, or night--to muscle through a broken trade policy that a majority of this House and of the American people do not want. This rule provides that the Speaker at any time of day can come with no notice, no debate, and say, we are voting to send this bill to the President's desk. What really needs adjusting is not trade assistance but the no- compromise, no-amendment attitude on trade that gives us broken trade policies. This vote wouldn't be so close if this process hadn't been so closed. Reject this rule. Vote for democracy. Don't change the precedents of the House. Don't let this be muscled through.”