If we don't do that, then there is no purpose for having national parks.

Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 150 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 150 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 have 5 legislative days 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.

Mr. Speaker, this resolution provides for a modified open rule for the consideration of H.R. 830, the FHA Refinance Program Termination Act. It provides for 1 hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and…

Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to yield such time as he may consume to the sponsor of this bill who has found a program that flat-out doesn't work, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Dold).

Mr. Speaker, I close with some trepidation, as I heard the debate today about continuing resolutions, health programs, teachers, gas prices, and capital gains. But let me risk something and actually talk about the bill at hand. First of…

protecting the core mission of the Park Service means that in a time of fiscal constraint, we have to make choices.

the core mission of the Park Service is to protect the great natural and historic components of our National Park System for the enjoyment and use of current and future generations of Americans.

this is a challenging time for the Federal budget, just as it is for family budgets of millions of Americans.

Protecting the core mission of the Park Service means that at a time of fiscal constraint, we must make choices.

Fortunately, I was on official business.

I am very much concerned about those tickets for that particular night, especially this woman.

I would appreciate if you would look into that situation.

I encourage that, as you are making a criteria for how to judge those in the future, I think that is very wise.

I appreciate listening to the gentlewoman's discussion of the bill actually at hand, and I reserve the balance of my time.

I thank the gentleman from Indiana. Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure for me to be here and be part of this significant issue. In the Constitution it says that certain things are self-evident. And what are the things that were self-evident in…

I rise today as the Democratic cochair of the Women's Caucus to celebrate the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day. Mr. Speaker, I'm so pleased to join millions in our Nation and around the world in commemorating this…