Thank you very much, dear colleague, and I really appreciate being the cochair with you. We certainly have the passion for our senior citizens, and I believe that most of America understands that, too. But I rise today to recognize…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Sessions). All time yielded during consideration of the rule is for debate only. I yield myself such time as I may consume. General Leave

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 403, nays 13, not voting 15, as follows: [Roll No. 89]…

I would like to inquire of the gentleman from Texas if he has any remaining speakers.

I want to say this again, that I believe it's important to note that the chairman of the authorizing committee has reached an agreement with the House and Senate leadership on the contentious highway funding issue that was included in the…

I just want to say that I just received this amendment as well this morning. It is fairly short, 15 pages, double-spaced. I read it, and it took less than 10 minutes for me to see that the amendment was fully paid for.

House Resolution 1137 provides for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 2847, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act. The rule makes in order a motion offered by the Chair of the Committee on Ways and Means, or his…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 1137 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 1137 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 414, noes 0, not voting 17, as follows: [Roll No. 86] AYES--414 Ackerman…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 415, noes 1, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 14, as follows: [Roll No. 85] AYES--415 Ackerman Aderholt Adler (NJ) Akin…

I just want to say, while this bill distributes some highway funds in a way that disproportionately benefits a handful of States, it's important to remind my colleagues that these concerns will be addressed in subsequent legislation. With…

Before I yield to my next speaker, I just want to point out my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are quite concerned that we are using same-day authority before the end of a session. In the 109th Congress, when the Republicans were…