When we defeat the previous question, I will offer an amendment to the rule to provide that immediately after the House adopts this rule, it will bring up Senate bill 388, a bill that prohibits Members of Congress and the President from…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Colorado will be postponed. Amendment No. 9 Offered by Mr. Markey The Acting CHAIR. It is…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, this 15-minute vote on ordering the previous question will be followed by 5-minute votes on adoption…

I yield myself 1 minute. Madam Speaker, I want to be clear that we can in this body take up and pass Senate bill 388 if we can defeat the previous question, and this will go directly to the President's desk. There is still time. I think…

I have a point of parliamentary inquiry. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman will state his inquiry.

I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' and defeat the previous question so we can debate and pass a bill that actually does something useful, ensures Members of Congress don't get paid during a shutdown of government and has a real chance of…

I thank my friend from Texas for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, it has been a remarkable April in the House of Representatives. Last week, the majority rewrote the…

I yield myself 1 minute to respond. I know the gentleman from Florida mentioned the cow flatulence in our committee meeting last night, and it sounded like a topic that bore looking into. I did have a chance to look it up in the interim…

I yield myself 1 minute. Madam Speaker, it's hard to figure out where to start with regard to refuting some of the statements that were made. First of all, again, with regard to the information regarding methane emissions on the EPA Web…

Reclaiming my time, it's a simple ``yes'' or ``no'' question. If there is an additional statement the gentleman would like to make, I would be happy to have him explain it on his own time. My time is limited and I have many speakers. But I…

Reclaiming my time, there might be a different use of the word ``germane'' by the gentleman. I would encourage all of us to try to be on the same page with regard to the word ``germane.'' It is germane to the bill, the topic. Again, all my…

It is my honor to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer). Parliamentary Inquiries

Well, again, the Rules Committee found, and I believe the Parliamentarian advised, that the amendment was germane, and I have not been informed otherwise other than by the gentleman from California. Does the gentleman want to appeal the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: In section 330 of the Clean Air Act, as proposed to be added by section 2 of the bill, insert after…

The underlying bill tells the EPA in this case to perhaps ignore some science. My amendment says that the science shouldn't be ignored if it means you are risking people's lives. The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.

I thank the gentleman. I am the last speaker for my side, and I yield myself the balance of my time. I would like to submit into the Record a Nature editorial entitled, ``Into Ignorance: Vote to Overturn an Aspect of Climate Science Marks…

It's an important clarification and I urge support of the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Georgia has 45 seconds remaining.

Is the amendment germane to the bill? The Acting CHAIR. Under the circumstances that calls for an advisory opinion, which the Chair will not render. The gentleman from Colorado has 1 minute remaining.