mrs. bachman and judge gomert. i'mgomer.ng to go, if i can -- we may have to clean some of those glasses off there. i don't know if we need any more water for anybody. if we do, i'm sure you'll notify me real fast. we're still operating the same rules that we did that we always have, and that is i welcome you to the rules committee, each of you, for your thoughts and ideas. and the reason why you're here, i would also say if you have anything in writing, without objection it will be entered into the record. mr. deutsche, we're going to try and take you all the way through the process. i know you've been here a long time. >> i appreciate that. >> thank you, chairman sessions, ranking member slaughter and fellow members of the rules committee, thanks for the opportunity to testify before you today in support of my amendment that i introduced along with congressman mcgovern, congressman edwards, congressman sarbanes, congressman hastings as well to strike division and section 101 from this omnibus spending bill. the provision i

mrs. bachman, and judge gilbert. quicklyo if i can very -- we may have to clean some of those glasses off. i don't know if we need any more water. if we do a sure you will notify me. we are still operating by the same rules that we always have. i welcome you to the rules committee for your thoughts and ideas, the reason why you are here. i would also save you have anything in writing, it will be entered into the record. we go straight to mr. deutsch. thank you. i know you have been here a long time. >> the gentleman is recognized. >> thank you. thanks for the opportunity to testify. i stand before you as part of my amendment that i introduced. it is a straight division from this omnibus spending bill. that would allow the wealthiest donors in america to contribute $648,000 to the national political partie every years. this measure invites a tiny sliver of the american population to donate an additional $1.5 million per two-year federal election cycle. that is the amount per person at this will would allow the wealthi

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