David Obey: “Let me correct the gentleman in one respect. There was no change of heart on the part of the majority leadership on…”

“Let me correct the gentleman in one respect. There was no change of heart on the part of the majority leadership on anything to my knowledge. Secondly, if we are talking about trust, the fact is that I have been asked in this agreement to trust the word of the minority leader that when we describe what the conduct will be during future appropriation bills, that that conduct will be reasonably close to what is described on this paper. There is no guarantee in this paper to me that that conduct will be appropriate conduct. In this case, however, I am simply taking the word of the majority leader and the minority leader. If it is good enough for me, I hope it is good enough for you. And when the day comes that we cannot trust the word of the majority leader or the minority leader in this House, then this House is really in sad shape.”