On the recordJuly 9, 2014
Well, Mr. Chairman, let me say that I agree with the sentiments expressed by the gentleman from California, in that the rules of the House say we should not appropriate money for any unauthorized program. Unfortunately, the authorizing committees have not reauthorized an awful lot of these programs throughout the government. In fact, a few years ago, I tried to reduce funding by eliminating any money for the endangered species listing because it was unauthorized for 26 years. We lost on the floor on that, but his sentiment is absolutely correct, and we need to make sure the authorizing committees do their job. The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentlewoman has expired. Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Chairman, I can forgive my colleague from Ohio for misstating California's history as she did earlier today, but I cannot excuse her for misstating the recent history that we were all quite familiar with. I would remind the gentlewoman that this House passed three appropriations bills over to the Senate funding the entire government last year, including a lot of things that we would like to reform, but we agreed to fund all of those spending with one exception. We asked for a 1-year delay in the train wreck that has become ObamaCare. I think the American people can see that that was a realistic request. Unfortunately, the Senate chose not to act. That is what caused the government to seize up and to shut down.…
