It is now my privilege to yield 3 minutes to another distinguished member of our committee, the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Neal).

I yield 3 minutes to a former active member of our committee, the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Yarmuth).

Madam Speaker, I yield myself 15 seconds. Mr. Reed, Mr. Hoyer mentioned this. You know, on Ways and Means for years, once the Republicans gained the majority, we protested they weren't paying for anything. So this isn't a new issue. It…

Let me reserve so I don't have to do this each time until, Mr. Reed, you finish, and then I'll close and then you'll close.

I yield myself such time as I shall consume. It will take me just I think 30 seconds, maybe a minute. You know, in a few words what the Republicans in the House are doing, they're playing with fire. And that's reckless. They know that…

Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 239, nays 176, answered ``present'' 2, not voting 16, as follows: [Roll No. 4] YEAS--239 Adams…

Madam Speaker, it is now my privilege to yield 5 minutes to our distinguished whip, Mr. Hoyer from the great State of Maryland.

I yield 3 minutes to another distinguished member of our committee, the gentleman from the great State of Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer).

I yield myself 15 seconds. Mr. Flake, the problem is, if you prevailed, you'd create an abyss. Madam Speaker, I now yield 2 minutes to the very distinguished gentleman from Georgia, another active member of our committee, Mr. Lewis.

You know, I was looking over the vote from the 1st of August, and it's interesting to see and hear people coming forth who voted ``aye'' on August 1 and now essentially want to repudiate that. I now yield 3 minutes to another very…

Madam Speaker, it is my privilege to yield 3 minutes to another distinguished member of our committee, the gentleman from the State of New Jersey (Mr. Pascrell).

It's now my privilege to yield 3 minutes to the very distinguished senior member of our committee, Mr. Charles Rangel of New York. (Mr. RANGEL asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

It's now my pleasure to yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Wasserman Schultz).

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. You know, there's a very basic fact--I've listened to the rhetoric-- if House Republicans prevailed on this bill, what would be the result? Chaos. Chaos. The House Republicans have…

Mr. Speaker, 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 292, noes 120, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 20…

This month is the 35th consecutive month under this administration's economic policies where we're over 8 percent unemployment. If you look at an area like mine in California's central valley, we have been double that for that same time…

Mr. Speaker, on Tuesday, January 17, 2012, I was absent during rollcall vote No. 1. Had I been present, I would have voted ``present'' to establish a quorum in the House of Representatives for the start of the Second Session of the 112th…

Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 8 o'clock and 31 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until tomorrow, Wednesday, January 18, 2012, at 10 a.m. for…