Thank you, Mr. Speaker, for your lack of clarity. I raise this point of order because it's important to uncover whether or not the underlying rule for this Natural Resources bill--it's a Natural Resources bill--also deems the Republican…

Mr. Speaker, how much time do I have left? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman has 3\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I reserve the balance of my time. I would love to hear what the opponents to my point of order have to say.

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 234, nays 175, not voting 22, as follows: [Roll No. 154] YEAS--234 Adams Aderholt Akin Alexander…

I want to thank the gentleman for a vigorous debate--at least on my part--and I would ask my colleagues to take a closer look. This is the Congress of the United States of America. We are supposed to do things very carefully. This is the…

Madam Speaker, there is, as I finish this, a couple of areas I want to talk about. There are children who are preparing to go to preschool today who have lived their entire lives without seeing the Senate actually pass a budget. Were that…

Madam Speaker, I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts, the distinguished ranking member from the Committee on Natural Resources, Mr. Markey.

Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 614 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 624 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this…

Mr. Speaker, I rise to claim time in opposition to the point of order and in favor of consideration of the resolution. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman is recognized for 10 minutes.

I am pleased to be down here for this procedural issue that is before us. The question before the House is: Should the House now consider House Resolution 614? While the resolution waives all point of order against consideration of the…

I would not dare to try and supersede my interpretation over the Speaker's interpretation. That is his responsibility. However----

That is still the Speaker's responsibility. However, what deeming applies to is that these are for procedural considerations allowed to go forward until such time as an actual budget has indeed passed. So the answer to your question is…

At some time, the Senate has to do their work. Hopefully, they will do it soon and then this issue would be moot.

Mr. Speaker, once again, I wish to remind the body that we are dealing with a procedural issue. We've heard a great deal of policy debate here, but what we are dealing with is a procedural issue. The policy of the debate has been debated…

Mr. Speaker, to continue on, for the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Utah? There was no objection…

The resolution provides for a structured rule for the consideration of H.R. 4089, a bill to protect the traditional rights of American sportsmen to fish and hunt on public lands free from undue and illogical bureaucratic restrictions and…

As was stated on the point of order, when we talk about deeming--a term that, obviously, most Americans have never heard--a procedural issue, we have had the policy debate, and we will have in the future the policy debate. But this point…