Rob Bishop

I suppose it was an effort to make sure that everyone was able to watch last night, and the latest version of the Democratic demolition derby.

If this leadership could actually get the damn elevators to run on time and not in a pack in this building, it would be a whole lot easier for all of us.

You are not going to bomb more area, but you just need more space to get the work done.

So, using Amodei's words, like, you are not going to really bomb other areas.

Unlike the other amendments that we have had, this is the only one that is added here that actually has had a hearing. It has had a markup, it has gone through regular order, and it is the only one that is not doing something that is…

May I inquire how much time is remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman has 1\1/2\ minutes.

Let's just say this: In concept once again, regardless of how one votes on this amendment, the issue is still significant. The issue is still being covered. The issue is already being done. There is a redundancy in some elements to it, but…

I would actually ask to claim the time in opposition, though, once again, I am not really opposed to this amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

Again, I claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.

This adds a finding to it. It doesn't have any cost. This is not a duplicative program because it is a finding, so I support this amendment. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the…

I claim the time in opposition, although, in all fairness, I am not opposed to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I appreciate especially the ability of putting all these amendments into en bloc to help move this process along. I am just looking at some of the issues that have been brought up already, and I am looking at the list of the Federal grants…

I appreciate the gentleman from Maryland. He has got a good bill. It should be a suspension. We wouldn't even ask for a vote for it. There is nothing wrong that. Mr. Kilmer's H.R. 729 is a good, decent bill. What is so sad is the Democrats…

Even though this is another wonderful program that already has three different agencies that do the same thing and they have the authority to do it, in the Christmas spirit--maybe the gentleman from Michigan will find the error of his…

We should be going down to Puerto Rico for these hearings in November and December.

If we want to learn from history, we don't go down this road.

The Congress crafted PROMESA with bipartisan support but the goal of that was always to ensure that it regains financial credibility.

Unfortunately, as significant as those are and the problems I think we have talked about even when we were in Puerto Rico, those are not the jurisdiction of this Committee.

It is very good to have disparative views, especially from those who are on the ground floor in what they are doing.

What we really should be talking about are ways in which we can actually make the system that you have possible for the three goals that I still have for the island.

The proposed amendments that have been floated around here are not going anywhere.

The idea that they will be passed in the Senate or signed by a President is delusional, at best.

Without this Board, without the structure we have in hand, those three goals--the economic success, the governmental stability, as well as the path to statehood--are going to be significantly retarded, if not eliminated.

The second is to provide governmental stability, which hasn't happened necessarily in the last several years.

This entire process was always intended to be temporary.