I want to inform the gentleman that the White House has just issued an intent to veto the resolution that you are offering. I tell my friend that if, in fact, the gentleman wants to keep the government running while negotiations proceed…

I think I have concluded, Madam Speaker, in asking the chairman whether he would yield to me for the purposes of making that unanimous consent so that we could have an act pass this House that we know will be signed by the President and…

Absolutely. And that would pass the Senate as well. I urge my colleagues to reject this CR and adopt a clean CR that will keep the government in operation and allow us to come together and reason together and pass a reasonable piece of…

Yes, Madam Speaker, I am. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Hoyer moves to recommit H.R. 1363 to the Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report the same back…

Thank you, Madam Speaker, and I want to thank the chairman as well. I understand he has given me the 5 minutes, and I appreciate that. First of all, I want to say to my friend from Kentucky--and he is my friend and we've worked together…

I urge the adoption of this motion to recommit that will be signed by the President of the United States. Point of Order

I want to ask the chairman if he will yield to me for the purposes of making a unanimous consent request that we proceed with what we would call a clean CR, which would provide for the funding of the troops, provide for the funding of all…

This motion to recommit speaks directly to the funding of government. The continuing resolution offered by the gentleman from Kentucky, he has repeatedly said its objective is to fund the government and keep the government open. This is an…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on the motion to table will be followed by a 5-minute vote on passage of the bill, if…

I tell my friend, we have little doubt on our side of the aisle why we are where we are today.

I thank the majority leader for yielding, and I share his view that we ought to keep the government running for not only the sake of our economy, but for the sake of all those that rely on the Federal Government. My friend has made the…

I do, Madam Speaker. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Maryland is recognized.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. How I miss my magic minute. I want to say to the chairman of the Appropriations Committee, how often he and I have said, you know, when we have these impasses, we need a clean CR. This CR is unclean…

We ought to do, Mr. Chairman, what you and I have done in the past as members of the Appropriations Committee: say we haven't reached an agreement, we will do a clean CR at present levels while we continue to negotiate on behalf of the…

If the majority were genuinely interested in avoiding a government shutdown, they would bring a clean, one week CR to the floor to give the current negotiations time to reach a successful conclusion. But that's not what we're being asked…

Madam President, I will take 30 seconds and yield to my friend Senator Inhofe. For the reasons we already said about public health or the protection of our Clean Air Act, I urge my colleagues to defeat the Rockefeller amendment. Let me add…

Mr. President, this weekend I know that Marylanders will be taking advantage of Passport Day this Saturday, April 9. During these weekend hours at our passport acceptance facilities in Maryland, my constituents will have the ability to…

Mr. President, I wish to spend a moment or two talking about how devastating it would be for our country and for the people of our country if, in fact, we have a government shutdown. I represent Maryland, and there are a lot of Federal…