I would say to my distinguished colleague, I have been to West Virginia. It is an absolutely beautiful State. It is breathtaking, with its hills and valleys and bridges over rivers. It is just a gorgeous, beautiful State. As my…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 10, noes 409, not voting 14, as follows: [Roll No. 359] AYES--10 Andrews Cartwright Farr Johnson (GA) Maffei McDermott…

Mr. President, reserving the right to object, in a spirit of bipartisanship, I would like to ask my friend and colleague from Washington to make a very simple modification to her request. I am not objecting to a budget. I am not even…

Mr. President, in that case, I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.

Madam President, 2 weeks ago, while most Americans were busy getting ready for the Fourth of July holiday, the Obama administration made a stunning announcement about the President's signature legislative accomplishment, the Patient…

Deuteronomy 16:20 tells us: Justice, justice shalt thou pursue. As we quietly mark the 10-month anniversary of the Benghazi terrorist attacks last week, I know many people wondered if there will ever be any clear resolution to this…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Honoring Maine Volunteer Firefighters

Madam President: Who is in charge of the clattering train? The axles creak and the couplings strain, And the pace is hot and the points are near, And sleep hath deadened the driver's ear, And the signals flash through the night in vain…

Madam President, I appreciate the comments of my colleague from New Mexico. As a former chief executive myself, it is remarkable to me that regardless of who is the President of the United States, he or she ought to be able to get their…

I thank my colleague. Budget Conference I just want to point out the fact that we are now starting to see furloughs in the Federal workforce. There is no State in our Nation that is more ground zero, that is getting hit harder than the…

I thank the ranking member. I come from a proud agricultural family, I proudly represent a strong agricultural district in the heartland in southern Minnesota, I'm a proud ranking member on the subcommittee in the House Agriculture…

I have a parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman will state her parliamentary inquiry.

I have a further parliamentary inquiry. Would it be appropriate to ask the majority to make an amendment to the bill to prohibit Members who receive taxpayer subsidies from benefiting financially and to prohibit them from voting on the…

Parliamentary inquiry, please. Mr. Speaker, a parliamentary inquiry, please. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman will state her parliamentary inquiry.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Is it not in order, as we have heard many times on this floor, for a Member of the House to simply not mention by name individual Members of the House, but to mention categories of Members? That happens all the…

Is it in order to amend the underlying bill and the rule that currently provides for billions in subsidies to corporate farms while children and families go hungry, school lunch programs are decimated, and Meals on Wheels is taken from the…

I have a parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman will state her inquiry.

I wonder if you could tell us whether it would be in order to allow the majority to amend the underlying bill that provides for agricultural subsidies to prohibit Members of Congress who receive financial benefits payments and taxpayer…