On the recordMay 23, 2002
The problem is this, if the gentleman would continue to yield: The rule added section 1403 to this bill, and that section has the language to which the gentleman refers on the full faith and credit of the government. That was not included so that we could send a message to ourselves; that was included because, under the rules of the House, that is what we have to do in order to make possible the addition of that $750 billion by way of a Senate amendment. That means that when the bill comes back here, Members will be voting on this entire supplemental. They will be shielded from having to take the responsibility for that vote. If the gentleman does not agree with that, he is the only one in the House who does not.
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