My colleague, Mr. Bishop, has brought forth something that I think is an important national issue that my constituents have certainly been calling me about. And I know that there has been concern from across the country about rising gas…

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 adopting…

I am prepared to close, and I will yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to insert the text of the previous question amendment in the Record along with extraneous material immediately prior to the vote…

I would like to inquire of the gentleman from Utah how many speakers he has remaining.

I thank the gentleman for yielding me the 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. I'd like to begin by acknowledging the service of David Timothy Dreier to this House of Representatives and to this country. There will be…

If 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 H.R. 964, the Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act. Mr. Andrews mentioned that, rather…

Mr. President, I rise today to recognize two pillars of West Virginia--an educational institution that is educating the people of our State for good-paying jobs they are going to need and a beloved figure who put our State at the forefront…

Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Texas for organizing this colloquy with the Senator from Missouri and the Senator from Ohio on this very important issue. We have our American consumers paying more than $3.70 at the pump today…

I think that, again, my amendment would provide sufficient flexibility to accommodate alternative higher- education settings. The reason we're talking about rules and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse is not somehow the government is…

I think that the gentlelady from North Carolina has put together a good bill. It has some good parts and some bad parts. I am very hopeful that she will accept this amendment. I believe that the intent of the bill, specifically around…

I have an amendment at the desk. The amendment is numbered No. 3. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subsection (a) of section 2, add the following: (3) State…

I have an amendment at the desk, amendment No. 5. The Acting CHAIR. Does the gentleman request a recorded vote on amendment No. 3?

Congress should be the taxpayers' advocate to root out waste, fraud, and abuse wherever it occurs; and this is particularly true when it comes to student financial aid. Both of my amendments pertain to this category of making sure we have…

Thank you. I have an amendment at the desk. This will be amendment No. 5. The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 3. Does the gentleman wish to offer it?

In what other government program would we somehow say it's all right to keep fuddling taxpayer money without accountability. Specifically, my amendment would retain State authorization requirements for institutions that have below-average…

I have amendment No. 5 at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill, add the following: SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT USE OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND…

No. The Acting CHAIR. The amendment is not agreed to. Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Bishop of New York The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 4 printed in House Report 112 404.

I have an amendment at the desk. It's amendment No. 5. The Acting CHAIR. Is the gentleman attempting to offer amendment No. 4, which is the next amendment in order? For what purpose does the gentleman from New York rise?