Mr. Speaker, this resolution provides for a structured rule and makes in order 10 specific amendments that were received by the Rules Committee. Nine of those were offered by Democrats; only one amendment made in order was offered by a…

Mr. Speaker, I appreciate my good friend from Colorado and the way he has conducted the debate so far in this rule. I have to admit, in closing on this particular bill, that as someone who as a State legislator worked on a complex that…

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Woodall), a member of the Rules Committee.

Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 347 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 347 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this…

Mr. Speaker, for purposes of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Polis), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is…

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

Mr. President, in recent days I have spoken several times on the matter of tax expenditures. I am going to address this subject again today. It is a timely topic. Everyone is talking about our out- of-control deficits and debt. There are…

The article is written by Roberton Williams of the Tax Policy Center or TPC. TPC is a tax policy think tank that is the product of two center-left think tanks. The article presents conclusions from a TPC distribution analysis of tax…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to speak until I finish my remarks. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Utah.

Mr. President, Democrats say they want to eliminate tax expenditures. They refer to them as loopholes or spending through the Tax Code. This might be a good political argument, but it bears little relationship to the understanding of tax…

Mr. President, yesterday I spoke about the matter of tax expenditures, and I would like to expand on that topic today. They are becoming a critical issue in negotiations over the debt ceiling. First, Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent…

Reclaiming my time, I thank the chairman for his kindness and his answers. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. Amendment Offered by Mr. Gohmert

As the chairman is aware, the Air Force has proposed to terminate the Minuteman III Warm Line Solid Rocket Motor Sustainment program beginning in FY 2012. The Air Force has not presented this committee a viable plan to sustain this…

Reclaiming my time, Mr. Chairman, do you also agree that all funds provided for Minuteman III modification in this bill may only be used to support the current Minuteman III system and that no funds have been either requested in the…

I would ask the subcommittee chairman, Mr. Young, if he would enter into a colloquy regarding the Minuteman III Warm Line Solid Rocket Motor Sustainment program.

Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that the voice vote by which amendment No. 61 offered by the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Foxx) was adopted be vacated to the end that the Chair put the question de novo. The Acting CHAIR. Is…

There's a difference between revenue raisers and tax increases. There are ways of raising revenue without raising taxes. If it's a tax increase, that's something that Republicans in the House and in the Senate are not going to support.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the division of time under the quorum call be divided equally. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.