Mr. Chairman, I think we should keep the hands of the committee free. This handcuffs the committee. It determines its choices. The committee is the master of its own house. It ought to remain the master of its own house. It ought to be able to determine what it wants to study and when, unless, of course, there's a direct order from the House. But the fact of the matter is this is tying the hands of the committee in a way that's inappropriate.
On February 5th, 2009. See this statement in context.