If I can, I am addressing the rules of the House that allow for the minority to have an opportunity to make a motion to recommit. It may not be in agreeance with the majority. We understand that. They may not like the motion to recommit…

I would like to be heard. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New York for a brief moment.

I thank the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Levin) for yielding me this time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this bill not because I oppose the repealing of the 1099 reporting requirements. I do. I have a record of supporting…

I appreciate the comments of my friend from California, and I don't question his motivation. But I would suggest that if the assumption is that we believe everyone cheats, I think that's wrong. What I hear from the other side--not from the…

I would have hoped that today we would have taken advantage of the fact that all of us want to get rid of a part of the President's affordable health bill that we believe has not reached the objective that we wanted. Everybody, including…

I thank the gentleman from Michigan for his yielding me the balance of the time. I want to thank all my colleagues for coming to the floor today to defend the middle class of this country. We all believe--and I think both Democrats and…

Thank you for allowing me to address the point of order. Madam Speaker, the rules of the House give a modicum of support to the minority to offer motions to address a different point of view on legislation, albeit in the form of a motion…

Mr. President, I thank the Senator for her leadership. I rise today to join my colleagues and speak out about the failure that is taking place on the other side of Capitol Hill right now in the Republican-controlled House. The election…

Not germane. That's the answer. A $4,460 tax increase is not germane to this debate we're having right now. What is? The $25 billion doesn't fall out of the sky, out of the air. It has to come from somewhere. It is a tax increase on the…

Will the gentleman yield? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Maryland controls the time. The gentleman, by his silence, is not willing to yield.

In 2010 the Republicans promised smaller government and fewer taxes. They even signed a pledge, a pledge not to raise taxes. Yet here we are, 56 days after assuming control of the Congress, and Republicans are proposing to do exactly that…

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Virginia controls his time. The gentleman apparently refuses to yield.

Thank you. Mr. Speaker, the reason for my asking for my colleagues to yield was to inquire as to the procedures of the House.

I appreciate the time from the gentleman from Colorado. I've attempted so far again to ask two more gentlemen from the other side of the aisle to yield for the purposes of answering a question. I've noticed that not a single one as of yet…

I will ask that as well. What of the example I gave you of a family of four earning $88,000 a year who gets a bonus--how many here have heard of a bonus of $250? They get a bonus because they worked hard. They get that bonus and they are…

Once again I asked the gentleman to yield. He refused to yield because he has no answer. But I'm correct. The example that I gave of a family of four making $88,000 would have a huge tax increase because of this bill of $4,460. You refused…

I thank the gentleman. I was attempting to ask the gentleman from Georgia to yield so I could ask him a question: What part of what I said about the family of four earning $88,000 and getting a bonus of $250, and their exposure then to…

Democrats want to enact the repeal of the 1099 reporting requirements. We passed a bill in July of 2010 that didn't raise taxes on anyone. Instead, it closed loopholes that allowed for the exporting of U.S. jobs overseas. Guess what…