Providing for Further Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 22, Hire More Heroes Act of 2015

Floor Speech

BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT

Ms. TITUS. I thank the gentleman.
Mr. Speaker, when the new Speaker took the gavel last week, he
promised us that the House would run differently in that Members on
both sides of the aisle would get a chance to bring forth amendments
and that the House would debate the merits of those.

Today, I am reminded of the saying, ``Plus ca change, plus c'est la
meme chose.''

Like the gentleman admonished and as the chairman said, I worked
across the aisle and brought a bipartisan amendment with my friend, Mr.
Davis from Illinois. It made a small change about the local use of
transportation dollars. Despite overwhelming support, we were denied
the opportunity to bring that amendment to the floor.

In the middle of the night, in the backroom here in the Capitol, the
majority decided that the will of the people simply didn't have to be
heard on this important transportation issue; yet they have allowed 10
amendments to be heard on the Export-Import Bank, which have nothing to
do with transportation, and the issue of which was resolved a week ago.

Indeed, I say, the more things change, the more they stay the same.
So, despite all the fancy rhetoric you are hearing, I would urge you to
remember that and to vote ``no'' on this rule.

BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT

Source