Alan Simpson: “It is my pleasure to yield to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Fleischmann), the vice chairman of the Energy and Water…”

I have no further speakers on this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

In your country club, your church and business, about 15% of the people are screwballs, lightweights and boobs, and you would not want those people unrepresented in Congress.

I have no more speakers on this, and I reserve the balance of my time.

This bipartisan en bloc was developed in coordination with our colleagues across the aisle. It contains noncontroversial amendments addressing important issues in this bill that have been agreed to by both sides. For example, the…