Alan Simpson: “I would just like to remind the gentlelady, my friend from California, that there is a process. And it's called, when…”

“I would just like to remind the gentlelady, my friend from California, that there is a process. And it's called, when the House and the Senate disagree on something, they ask for a conference. And they go to conference and they try to work that out. But my good friends on the other side of the rotunda chose to say, No, we don't even want to talk about it. We don't care what you want. We don't want to talk about it. And so they were unwilling to go to conference to discuss it. The other thing I would notice--I don't know that it is beneath the dignity of this House to make sure that when the World War II veterans--who are scheduled to come here tomorrow to fly the colors and celebrate at the World War II Memorial but are presently barricaded out--to make sure that that memorial is open so that they can enjoy it. I don't know that that is beneath the dignity of this House. That is all this bill is trying to do. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Valadao).”