Mr. Speaker, I cannot assume what this body will do in the future. I am one member of the Rules Committee and the Education Committee. I do not have control over that, and I don't believe anybody can predict the future.

Mr. Speaker, I believe the gentlewoman's question is a question for the rule and is not relevant to the point of order which she has raised.

Mr. 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 183, not voting 9, as follows: [Roll No. 253] YEAS--239 Adams Aderholt Akin Alexander…

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it really pains me to see my colleagues across the aisle make the kind of accusations that they make about Republicans being unconcerned about the issue of violence against women. How could they…

I do want to say that a group of students from Appalachian State University just came in.

It isn't money that makes a good school. I grew up in western North Carolina in about as poor a place as there ever has been, and I say I got a really excellent education.

Upon receipt of the grant money, did you have any control over where it went?

Our solemn responsibility is to hold government accountable to taxpayers because taxpayers have a right to know what they are getting from the government.

We exist to secure two fundamental principles. First, Americans have the right to know that the money Washington takes from them is well spent.

During my brief tenure as a member of Congress, I have seen how well intentioned legislation can have unintended consequences when applied to the real world.

The mere allegation alone is damaging enough regardless of the substance?

It is being actively investigated and I hesitate to give you a date that may or may not be right.

You had absolutely no authority over the delivery or distribution of the grant money?

Tourism will not be considered an acceptable rural economic development strategy if it does not serve the needs of local residents.

the authors of the Travel Promotion Act felt the same way, as the statute explicitly directs Corporation for Travel Promotion to, quote, 'ensure that international travel benefits all States and the District of Columbia, and to identify…

The move to sustainability in our Nation's tourism industry recognizes that economic gain and job growth quickly go away if the tourism product is not protected.

to say thank you, and you are welcome, and be welcoming to travelers.

I am opposed to it. It would cost, we are told, $19 for a typical car to travel from the Virginia border to the South Carolina border through our State.