On rollcall No. 1 I was delayed. Had I been present, I would have voted ``present.'' Personal Explanation

I have two additional speakers, including myself. With that, I will yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Cohen).

I would remind Mr. Gingrey that his constituents in Cobb County, Georgia, will see a potential increase of $1,258 in their taxes in the absence of passing this bill today. With that, I yield myself the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro…

I thank the gentleman for his leadership and for yielding. The Senate has gone home for Christmas. And just 5 minutes before I came to this floor, the President made an announcement from the White House that he supported the bipartisan…

Can we just inquire as to time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New York has 6 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Michigan has 10 minutes remaining.

May I inquire as to how much time we have remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New York has 17\1/2\ minutes. The gentleman from Michigan has 24 minutes.

Just sitting here, I was contemplating the end of the year. At the end of the business that we will conduct today, men and women from both sides of the aisle will pass each other in the well or in the hallway, and we'll wish each other…

We had 3 months to do this bill. Unfortunately, we waited for the last 2 weeks to take this bill up. It's unfortunate. With that, Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Israel).

I am amazed at the ability of the majority to change its position so fast. Sometimes I wish Democrats had the ability to do this. It wasn't too long ago that there was objection for the taxpayers holiday because of the impact on Social…

Well, with all respect to my chairman, I withdraw my reservation. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New York withdraws his reservation of objection. Without objection, the request is granted. There was no objection. The SPEAKER…

I said I reserved it. Maybe I didn't make it clear what my position was. I was reserving the right to object. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Regular order has been demanded. Unless the unanimous-consent request is withdrawn, the gentleman from…

Reserving the right to object, and I probably won't object, but if the chairman is asking to put in the Record the people that support the awkward position that the majority has taken, my question would be, would we be allowed to put in…

I just remind Mr. Labrador that constituents in Lewiston, Idaho, will see a tax increase of $860 in 2012 because of the games your party is playing. With that, I would yield 2 minutes to the gentlelady from Nevada (Ms. Berkley).

I appreciate the gentleman's honesty. With that, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Connolly).

I would just remind Mr. Southerland that failure to pass this bill will potentially mean a tax increase of $879 to his constituents in Bay County, Florida. With that, I would like to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr…

Might I inquire as to how much time remains, Mr. Speaker. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New York has 10\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Michigan has 16\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would just remind Mr. Tipton that his constituents in Pueblo, Colorado, will potentially see an increase in taxes of $780 next year if this bill is not enacted. With that, I yield 1 minute to the gentlelady from…

I just want to remind Mr. Gardner that in Larimer County, Colorado, the absence of passing this bill today will cause an average increase in taxes of $1,126 in that county. For the purposes of answering the gentleman from Michigan's…