Want it. So why are you blaming us for it . There were some times that things were explained to each side and maybe they felt better and that they a lot of people do run for the senate particularly house members, at some point, harry reid was a house member, so was john mccain way back, because they wanted to be in a chamber that afforded them more pow for the negotiation and wasnt just run on 218 votes. And they, i think, apparently a group of members that are trying o maintain a vision of the senate that they had when they ran for the office. David drucker who is joining us on capitol hill. Hes a washington correspondent for the washington examiner. Thanks for being with us. The house is coming back in to debate a few bills easing regulations on small airplanes and oil pipeline standards. S an nays are ordered. Or on which the vote incurs objection under clause 6 of rule 20. Record votes on postponed questions will be taken later. For what purpose does the gentleman from wisconsin se
Speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2013, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip each, to five minutes but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from oregon, mr. Lumenauer, for five minutes. Mr. Blumenauer thank you, mr. Speaker. Five years ago if someone asked what a bow tiewearing progressive democrat from oregon and my colleague, ted poe, a cowboy bootwearing conservative republican from texas could agree on, you would have said, not much. Today we are partners in an issue, however, that makes sense regardless of your politics. Ensuring sustainable equitable access of clean water for nearly 800 million wom