Mr. Chairman, I claim time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from North Carolina is recognized for 5 minutes.

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself as much time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, this amendment suffers some of the same defects as the underlying bill. Mr. Chairman, while there are numerous dedicated civil servants in all parts of the Federal…

Mr. Chairman, before I make some statements, I would notify the gentleman from Maryland, my good friend, Mr. Cummings, that I have no additional speakers on this particular topic, so I am prepared to close at any time he would like to do…

Mr. Chairman, may I inquire as to how much time I have remaining. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Cardenas). The gentleman from North Carolina has 18\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Maryland has 15\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from North Carolina is recognized for 5 minutes.

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time. Let me close by saying a sincere word of compliment to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Cummings) and the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Connolly). We have great differences on this piece…

Mr. Chairman, to rehash all the reasons, both good and bad, I am willing to work in a bipartisan way with the chairman of both the committee and the subcommittee to try to find ways to address this issue. This amendment does not do that…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. We hear a lot of discussion today on what is reasonable and small amounts. In fact, the pay raise that they are talking about is about $5.5 billion a year or $55 billion over 10…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, these are powerful words by our Republican leader. There has been a lot of debate. I don't think a more somber moment have I experienced this week on the House floor than…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for his remarks. We have dozens of people who are willing to speak, but in the interest of time, none more important than the Republican leader. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from…

Mr. Speaker, in consultation with my friend opposite, we are going to yield to the gentleman from West Virginia and then recognize the Republican leader after that, and then I will be prepared to close. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, the comments that we just heard from the well, from the majority leader, fail to mention one critical point about this resolution. This resolution doesn't do anything to…

Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to how much time I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Cardenas). The gentleman from North Carolina has 15\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Missouri has 8 minutes remaining.

Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Jordan).

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, I thank the chairman for his words on the importance of making sure that our Federal workforce is properly compensated. Indeed, this is an important subject. Mr…

Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I am glad the Chairman made this admonishment because some of the comments that were just offered actually seemed to be directed at me from a standpoint of respect. I would remind the…

I appreciate the gentleman, but I want to make sure, Mr. Chairman, we correct the record because the gentleman is correct in 2009 and 2010. But we gave them raises in 2010. The Federal pay freezes were 2011, `12, and `13 when the same…

Missouri. Excuse me, Mr. Speaker. Thank you. Mr. Speaker, I enjoy the humor, but unfortunately, there is nothing funny about this. I find it just unbelievable that the gentleman opposite would be talking about how important this resolution…