[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 14 (Tuesday, January 24, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H555]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


            A MESSAGE TO THE MAJORITY: ``DON'T TREAD ON ME''

  (Mr. WYNN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WYNN. Mr. Speaker, it appears that the Republicans are already 
reversing their own reforms. First they say that committees should not 
meet on the floor during debates under the 5-minute rule because 
Members cannot effectively be in two places at the same time. Actually, 
they had a pretty good idea. Unfortunately, they decided to renege on 
it last night.
  What they said is, ``Well, we're going to change the rules.'' I know 
they take offense at the parliamentary skirmishes that are going on 
right now, but when you change the rules and try to silence the 
Democrats, when you say, ``We'll take 58 minutes or 67 minutes and give 
you 3 minutes,'' we are not going to stand for it.
  I think the message we want to transmit this morning is that there 
will be comity on this floor--not comedy, but comity--fairness and a 
sharing of the time, or else. I conclude with the words cited in the 
American Revolution, quite simply, ``Don't tread on me.''

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