I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' and defeat the previous question so we can make sure that Members of Congress don't receive special benefits that we would deny to our constituents. I urge a ``no'' vote on the rule, so we can avoid this…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of adoption. The vote was taken by electronic…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 241, noes 173, not voting 17, as follows: [Roll No. 359] AYES--241…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. (a) Each amount made available by this Act…

Our Nation continues to struggle under an increasing mountain of debt. My constituents sent me to Washington to do something about the budget deficit. That's why I was one of the handful of Members who voted for the Simpson-Bowles…

How much time do I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman has 15 seconds remaining.

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 Offered by Mr. Broun of Georgia

That's right. The way that they do this in our Aurora detention facility, they have criminal aliens who wear a red jump suit. Noncriminal aliens wear a yellow jump suit. So they wear different jump suits. They're in different areas of the…

I thank the gentleman from Washington. Look, if criminal aliens are not being detained in accordance with the law, simply restating the law won't change that. Again, what's happening today is noncriminal aliens are being detained. What…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. This amendment highlights the flip side of this issue in some alternate reality university. There is a real issue with detention. The issue is not that criminal aliens are being released. They are not…

Reclaiming my time, I thank the gentleman. I urge support of the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I thank the gentleman from Washington. I rise in opposition to this amendment. I think this amendment is an opportunity for us to examine why this issue is being discussed. The fact that there is such a large illegal population in our…

Why should Members of Congress get special benefits because they're Members of Congress that they vote to deny to their constituents? Thankfully, if we defeat the previous question, Mr. Connolly will bring forward an amendment that will…

My colleague from Oklahoma said, if you tax something, you get less of it. Under this bill, we tax work, and we tax middle class families taking a second job or getting a promotion at work. This bill will force families to stay on the…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. An executive summary of a report by the Bloomberg Government is entitled ``Medical Device Industry Overstates Tax Impact,'' which was put together by health care policy analysts. This study calls…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. In response to my colleague, Mr. Roe's discussion of very expensive medical devices and equipment, part of the justification for looking at revenues for medical devices is, through making sure…

I have no additional speakers on this huge Republican middle class tax increase. I would like to ask my colleague if he has any remaining speakers. I am prepared to close. I reserve the balance of my time.

I would like to inquire if my colleague has any remaining speakers, and I would like to inquire of the Speaker how much time remains on both sides. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Colorado has 2\1/4\ minutes remaining, and the…