| 00:00:00 | TO YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK, MR. |
| 00:00:03 | WEINER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. |
| 00:00:06 | MR. |
| 00:00:07 | WEINER: MY FRIENDS, ONE OF THE EXPERIENCE WE HAD IN THE OPENING DAYS OF EXPERIENCE THAT WE READ THE CONSTITUTION AND I THINK ONE OF US HAD THE GREAT GOOD FORTUNE TO READ ARTICLE 1, SECTION 7, EVERY BILL SHALL HAVE PASSED THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE SHALL BEFORE IT BECAME LAW BE PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. |
| 00:00:27 | HE HAS HOW A BILL BECOMES A LAW. |
| 00:00:30 | NOW, THIS IS HOW ERIC CANTOR ON 3/30/11 SAID A BILL BECOMES A LAW. |
| 00:00:36 | THE SENATE'S GOTTA -- THIS IS JUST THE TRANSDESCRIPTION. |
| 00:00:39 | I JUST ASSUME IT'S THE SOUTHERN THING. |
| 00:00:43 | THE SENATE'S GOTTA ACT PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE C. |
| 00:00:46 | R. IF IT DOES NOT ACT, MEANING, IF THE SENATE DOES NOT DO SOMETHING, H. |
| 00:00:50 | R. 1 BECOMES THE LAW OF THE LAND. |
| 00:00:52 | THAT'S NOT TRUE. |
| 00:00:53 | THAT'S NOT CONSTITUTIONAL. |
| 00:00:54 | THAT'S NOT FITTING OF THIS BODY. |
| 00:00:55 | NOW, IT IS, HOWEVER, CONSISTENT WITH THE -- HOW THE MAJORITY PARTY HAS BEEN GOVERNING AROUND HERE. |
| 00:01:03 | THEY PASSED RULES THAT THEY'VE IGNORED. |
| 00:01:06 | FOR EXAMPLE, ON JANUARY 5 THEY HAD MEMBERS OF THEIR CAUCUS TAKE THE OATH IN FRONT OF A TELEVISION SET. |
| 00:01:13 | ON FEBRUARY 9 THEY FAILED TO PROVIDE CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY FOR A BILL DESPITE THAT IT WAS ONE OF THEIR RULES. |
| 00:01:19 | ON MARCH 13 THEY FAILED TO GET A 3/5 MAJORITY FOR PASSAGE OF A BILL THAT RAISE TAX RATES DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT WAS PART OF THE RULES. |
| 00:01:27 | ON MARCH 17 THEY FAILED TO MAKE A BILL AVAILABLE WITHIN 72 HOURS DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT WAS PART OF THE RULES. |
| 00:01:35 | AND JUST MARCH 30 THEY FAILED TO INCLUDE AN OFFSET FOR NEW GOVERNMENT PROGRAM. |
| 00:01:40 | THE RULES ARE NOT A BIG THING FOR THEM TO FOLLOW BECAUSE THIS IS WHY IT'S HARD, IT'S A BIG BOOK. |
| 00:01:47 | I BROUGHT YOU THIS, HOUSE MOUSE AND SENATE MOUSE WHICH IS SOLD IN THE GIFT SHOP TO TEACH CHILDREN HOW TO UNDERSTAND THE CONSTITUTION. |
| 00:01:56 | IT'S THE FLOOR OF EACH CHAMBER THE SENATE AND HOUSE WHERE EACH SENATOR AND EVENING CONGRESS MOUSE GETS TO VOTE ON A BILL AND IF ENOUGH DO, IF ENOUGH DO, THIS PRESIDENT SIGNS IT IF HE LIKES TO. |
| 00:02:08 | WELL, THE SENATE MOUSE -- MICE, THE SENATE MICES HAVEN'T PASSED THIS YET. |
| 00:02:14 | PERHAPS IF THIS WERE THE RULES THAT THE REPUBLICANS HAD TO FOLLOW, IT'S A MUCH THINNER BOOK AND IT RHYMES, MAYBE YOU'D GET IT RIGHT. |
| 00:02:22 | BUT THIS IS NOT THE CONSTITUTION. |
| 00:02:25 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. |
| 00:02:27 | THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA. |
| 00:02:30 | MR. WOODALL: MADAM SPEAKER -- THE |
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