Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 1 minute to respond to some of this, just to put things in context on a timeline. H.R. 4015 was introduced on February 6, 2014. The bill has been available to all Members and the public for more than a month. The bill is cosponsored by the bipartisan chairs and ranking members of the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and the Senate Finance Committee. We are recommending no changes to the underlying substance of H.R. 4015, which has been negotiated on a bipartisan basis. I do believe that providing offsets for new spending is an appropriate course of action. Therefore, the Camp amendment saves almost $170 billion over the next 10 years, and this rule ensures that we aren't making future generations foot the bill. I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Tipton).”