Great. Thanks very much.
I echo some of the concerns that we've heard from Mr. Baldinelli. I think my concern with this motion is.... I'm happy that other members of the committee have recognized, through this motion and through their comments, that some additional evidence would be good for the committee. I feel like that's progress. I'm pleased that my commentary at the last committee hearing has moved some folks to think that we should have some extra committee hearings on this. I think that's a great step in the right direction. I thank all my colleagues for recognizing that.
The concern I have is this. Perhaps there's a way that this motion could be amended so that everyone could vote for it. I'd like to see that. I'd like to see some consensus here at the committee on this, but the suggestion that there are only four more hours and—even if deliberations have not been concluded—that the bill will be deemed adopted and referred back to the House is very challenging, Madam Chair.
I can give an example. I have some motions, as we know, to amend the bill. I know we're not supposed to talk about that, but I do.... Let me say this. I will be bringing forward some motions to amend the bill. I think that's fair to say. All some colleagues would have to do, then, with this type of motion—which says we report the bill back and adopt it as is—is to take one meeting to speak to those proposed amendments, so they never come to a vote and the bill gets reported back as is.
That's a big problem with this motion for me because it means that any potential amendments.... Other people may want to put forward amendments on this as well. With a motion like this, there is absolutely no guarantee that those amendments would ever actually come to a vote, because all someone would have to do is talk for two hours. That's possible, so that's the problem with this motion. It's a reason why I'm certainly not able to support the motion.
The other thing, Madam Chair, is that we were actually very close to concluding the Inflation Reduction Act study. Therefore, I move to adjourn debate so we can return to the study of the Inflation Reduction Act.