Right. Parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry.

H. Res. 368 changed the standing rules of the House to take away from any Member of the House the privilege of calling up the Senate bill to immediately reopen the government; is that right? The SPEAKER pro tempore. It did change the…

So, Mr. Speaker, just so I understand the situation, parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry.

I want to make sure I have the right one. I have in my hand H. Res. 368, October 1. ``Resolved,'' and section 2 of that says, ``Any motion pursuant to clause 4 of rule XXII relating to House Joint Resolution 59 may be offered only by the…

Mr. Speaker, I move to take from the Speaker's table H.J. Res. 59 with the House amendment to the Senate amendment thereto, to recede from the House amendment and concur in the Senate amendment to open the government now. The SPEAKER pro…

The standing rule of the House is rule XXII, clause 4; is that correct? The SPEAKER pro tempore. That is correct.

Just again, Mr. Speaker, I want to be absolutely clear that H. Res. 368 changed the standing rules of the House so that only the Republican leader or his designee could call up the bill to open the government. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The…

I just want to understand, Mr. Speaker. The Rules Committee, under the rules of the House, changed the standing rules of the House to take away the right of any Member to move to vote to open the government and gave that right exclusively…

Mr. Speaker, I renew my motion that under the regular standing rules of the House, clause 4, rule XXII, the House take up the Senate amendments and open the government now. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under section 2 of House Resolution 368…

Mr. Speaker, why are the rules rigged to keep the government shut down? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will suspend. ____________________

But, Mr. Speaker, a privileged resolution, as cited in rule XXII, clause 4, of the standing rules of the House would allow any Member of the House to offer that resolution; is that right? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will not give an…

I think the Chair, just as I understood, said that that was changed so that it no longer would be a privileged motion for any Member, but it would be exclusively the right of the Republican leader or his designee. Am I right about that…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the House bring up the Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 59, to open the government and go to conference on a budget so that we end this Republican…

Parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Speaker. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry.

Mr. Speaker, many of my colleagues on either side of the aisle have stated their preference for, as the gentlelady from North Carolina said, opening the government. They want to open the government as soon as possible and would vote for a…

Does that mean if you ruled that we would take the vote in the manner in which I requested, that we would do so? The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is the Speaker's discretion, and the Chair advises that this vote will be conducted by electronic…

Mr. Speaker. The SPEAKER pro tempore. For what purpose does the gentleman from Maryland seek recognition?

Mr. President, we are in the 11th day of the government shutdown. We have caused great harm to the people of this country. We have already caused harm. We have hurt the United States on the international front. The President, as I…