On the recordMarch 2, 2016
I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' and defeat the previous question. Mr. Speaker, the bill underlying this rule institutes a number of proposals that have broad bipartisan support. So again I ask: Why are we here debating a rule for such a bill? Quite obviously, it is because Republicans have no choice but to tread water. In doing so, they have called a time-out on helping the American people; they have called a time-out on doing their job. They have done so so that they may make haste in putting Humpty Dumpty back together again. Good luck, my friends. Truly, truly, I wish you good luck. In the meantime, rest assured that those of us on this side of the aisle stand ready in getting to the people's business once you can pull yourselves together and put forth a budget plan. I am, of course, suspect of whether our friends on the other side of the aisle will be able to do so. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
