madam chairman , i yield myself such time as i may consume . 
i briefly would like to respond to both of my good friends . 
we are not offering a resolution . 
our legislation is identical to the republican legislation . 
the only difference is that your punitive provision is automatic ; our punitive provision provides discretion to the secretary of state to implement it or not . 
so please do not talk about resolutions . 
we are not talking about toothless resolutions . 
our legislation is as binding as the republican legislation is . 
we just do not put it on autopilot . 
the guillotine does not fall automatically ; it is put in the hands of a singularly intelligent secretary of state . 
with respect to the long list of items that my good friend , the gentleman from new jersey , outlined , every single one of them is part of our legislation . 
every single one of them is part of our legislation . 
the only difference is that the republican proposal , looking years ahead into the future , automatically mandates a 50 percent cut in funding if only one of 46 goals is not achieved . 
our legislation allows the secretary of state to implement that provision as she sees fit . 
madam chairman , i reserve the balance of my time . 
