Speech #990264331

I rushed down here to see what was being done on the floor. I do not think it is quite fair to the Rules Committee not to give us a chance to consider this matter in due course in the same bipartisan way that we considered it originally. Furthermore. the minority is trying to write the rule on the immigration bill. They had a chance to do that the other day when the rule was up. but they lost on the vote for the previous question. If they had won the previous question. they could have written the rule. but they lost on the floor of this House by the vote of this House. Now today. by sort of a backdoor method. they come in here and they pick up a rule voted out some time ago by the Rules Committee dealing with funds for the Department of Justice. and they want to put on an amendment dealing with a rule on immigration as an amendment for that. which I think at the proper time would be subject to a point of order. So this is an irregular proceeding. The Rules Committee will give any Members fair consideration of this matter when a proper request is made to the Rules Committee. and the minority will be considered as they have been in the past in the formulation of that rule.