And of the 181 waivers granted by this Committee Last congress, 175 of them were republicans. Thats 97 republicans. Three 3 democrats. Again in the last congress, democrats had to abide by the rules. The republicans did not. I have an amendment to try to eliminate big tax breaks for big oil companies. And every time ive tried to get a vote on it, on an energy bill ive been told, sorry the tax rule says you can only do this you can only do that on a tax bill. Then when i offer it on a tax bill, sorry. Its a farce. And i think the majority is hiding behind the rules to keep members from voting on anything you dont like. I have an Old Fashioned definition of rules. I was taught when you have rules youre supposed to follow them. And given the number of waivers that this committee has provided to get around the rules, i think we taught to be transparent about that. My hope is, the same with the previous amendment, if youre required to report these things then maybe you might think twice abo
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