Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on the motion to refer the resolution will be followed by 5-minute votes on…

Mr. Speaker, a week ago I introduced a privileged resolution asking the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to report back to the House as to the extent of their investigation into the PMA scandal. A motion to refer that resolution…

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, I hereby notify the House of my intention to offer a resolution as a question of the privileges of the House. The form of my resolution is as follows: Whereas, the Committee on Standards…

I thank the gentlelady for yielding. Listening to this debate in my office, I just had to come down here because it sounds like this debate is taking place in a vacuum here, like we didn't do anything else this past week. It's been noted…

I thank the gentlelady for yielding. What got me to the floor was not to talk about FEMA, but when the gentleman brought out a chart about the economy and jobs, that is what I wanted to talk about. The gentleman mentioned preexisting…

Madam Speaker, when the President signed the health care reform bill into law, he noted, ``The overheated rhetoric of reform will finally confront the reality of reform.'' He's right. Here is the reality: Insurance companies will now be…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. We're all aware of the special provisions or earmarks in the bill: the Cornhusker kickback, the Louisiana purchase, the Gator aid. These earmarks, though, apart from the role they played in greasing the…

Madam Speaker, I have a further parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry.

Madam Speaker, I have a parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Baldwin). The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry.

Many of us are confused about the last vote we took. We just need to see if we have it right. We had the vote to include TRICARE for life because it is not included in the Senate bill that we will vote on tomorrow. Is that correct? The…

Madam Speaker, it is our understanding that the Senate bill did not include coverage for TRICARE for life in the vote that we will take tomorrow. And so we are amending a bill that hasn't been passed yet. Is that correct? I apologize. I…