It is my great pleasure to now yield 2 minutes to the gentlelady from New York, Nita Lowey, the ranking member of the full Appropriations Committee.

Here we go again. Each day, the gaping wound that the government shutdown represents grows bigger, and the House Republican response continues to be these little Band-Aids. Of course, we on the Democratic side want to see all Native…

I agree with my good friend from Alaska on the unconscionable treatment that has been accorded our Native Americans, and I agree that there should be a unique commitment to our Native Americans. At this point I would like to yield 1 minute…

At this time I would like to yield to the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Nolan) for the purpose of a unanimous consent request.

I had yielded to the gentleman from New York for a unanimous consent request, if the gentleman has a unanimous consent request.

At this time, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlelady from Minnesota, Ms. Betty McCollum, the chair of the Indian Caucus. {time} 1000 Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to oppose this bill. As the Democratic cochair of the Native American…

At this time I yield to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney) for the purpose of a unanimous consent request.

I don't want to get into the crosshairs of my friend from Minnesota, and if I had sugar beet farmers in my district, I suppose I might have a different position; but I would like to talk about jobs because that is why I support restoring…

Madam President, again, under the circumstances we find ourselves in, I look forward to a quick and responsible resolution to the differences we have and that we move forward with the funding of our Federal Government. I would point out…

Madam President, I am pleased to be here on the Senate floor this afternoon. I am saddened by the circumstances we find ourselves in and look for a solid, responsible, and quick resolution to our differences in regard to continuing…

I thank the chairman for bringing this important piece of legislation to the floor. Mr. Speaker, it troubles me that the administration is once again going out of its way to cause pain for the American people and at great risk to America's…

I thank my good friend from New York, and I trust that my very good friend from Kentucky wasn't referring to anybody on this side of the aisle when he used the word ``pontificate.'' Obviously, Madam Speaker, on this side of the aisle we…

I thank my very close friend from Baltimore, Maryland, for yielding me the time. Mr. Speaker, this bill is truly bipartisan. We have 177 cosponsors, 32 Republicans. It ensures that all Federal employees will be paid for the duration of the…

I greatly thank my close friend from North Carolina. The U.S. Geological Survey has to activate stream gauges and storm surge measurements. It's technical, but it's important. But 99 percent of the USGS is furloughed. The Small Business…

I thank my good friend from North Carolina. Let me first address the issue that we just heard about on the floor and I seem to hear about every time I turn on the news when a Member of the other party is speaking about it. It's this…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 265, nays 160, not voting 6, as follows: [Roll No. 516]…

The public has been witness to extraordinary divisiveness between the Republicans and Democrats in this House. But I think it's important that the public bear in mind that we have a law that was passed, passed substantially in the House…

I'm honored to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), the very distinguished Democratic whip of the House.