Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Kelly). Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Colorado. ____________________

Mr. President, I would like to start by thanking the Presiding Officer for being here at this late hour and for the staff who are here, the pages who are here, the others who are here late at night before the holidays. Thank you for being…

Mr. Speaker, had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 722. Mr. McGARVEY. Mr. Speaker, I was regrettably unable to vote on rollcall No. 722. Had I been able to vote, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 722.

Mr. President, reserving the right to object, it is good to be here on the floor with my colleagues. I actually was going to talk about the FAA, but I came out here, and I got accused by the Senator from Texas of being irresponsible. And…

It is particularly important that we think about what we can do early on to ensure a fewer of our kids end up with type 2 diabetes.

Madam Speaker, I rise in support of this year's NDAA, and I thank the chairman for his leadership. I am honored to serve as the chairman of the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. I am pleased that 53 provisions I led in this year's NDAA…

It is particularly important that we think about what we can do early on to ensure a fewer of our kids end up with type 2 diabetes.

I thank the Senator from Texas. Actually, it is fun to remember all this, and I am sorry I don't have a phone on my desk. Nobody can send me my prior quotes or his prior quotes. I wish I had thought to do that. But I have a pretty good…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the Ranking Member for yielding time. Republicans have had the majority in this House for 11 months, and what do they have to show for it? Nothing--no efforts to grow the middle class, no efforts to lower costs, no…

We are working on legislation to create a Federal Office of Outdoor Recreation, which will help ensure equitable access to recreation in all communities.

This idea of the breach is not good for people.

this is, in my view, another attempt by the current Administration to promote an unreasonable and irrational agenda for their energy policy.

What changed is the administration and the energy agenda. It was political.

Mr. Speaker, Representative Aderholt made passing reference to an early action of our Congress in authorizing publication of a Bible in the 1700s. I am going to amplify on that just a little bit here. Many of the early American settlers…

Mr. Speaker, for over 80 years, our country has recognized the week of Thanksgiving to be National Bible Week. This week was first established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941 to create an annual event where Christians could…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman so much for his comments. Mr. Speaker, I will mention something about archaeology. There are many archeological discoveries which have validated biblical accounts giving trustworthiness to the Bible that…

Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. Allen for sharing from his personal story. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from the great State of Washington (Mrs. Rodgers), who is the chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee.

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for his words. It has been an honor and a pleasure to commemorate National Bible Week this evening. I am grateful to my colleagues who joined me to honor the Word of God. Mr. Speaker, I simply restate my…