waters: i yield to the gentleman, mr. lucas. mr. lucas: madam speaker, my colleagues, i would urge you to reject this amendment and all the amendments. this process should have happened six months ago. it should have happened in committee. it should have happened in regular order. but we weren't allowed to do that. we've been forced into this position. reject this amendment, reject these amendments. and then let's begin the process of real reform. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. all time has expired. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from pennsylvania. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. the amendment is not agreed to. mr. perry: on that qui a recorded vote. the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from pennsylvania will be postponed. it is now in order to consider amendment number 2 printed in art b of house report 114-326. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina

waters: i yield three minutes to mr. lucas. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lucas: let's look at the lay of the lapped. i'm a farmer by trade. you look at the lay of the land. the amendments offered today, the six principal ought thors, all members of financial ervices, all none of them were proponents. but none of these six as i remember demanded that we bring the bill up. and none of these six signed the discharged petition to use a rule of the house to allow this body have its says. i don't believe any of these six authors voted to discharming the petition or voted for the final product last week when 41 of this body and the majority of the body voted for it. understand the lay of the land. understand the nature. now, this particular amendment, i have the greatest of respect for the chairman of the chairman of the foreign relations committee. he is extremely sincere. but, my friends, the issues he brings up are relevant. of his chairman machineship the committee he presides off has jurisdiction. it would be a one part of the federal government. maybe we nee