Purging the government of scientists, experts, and career civil servants and slashing fundamental programs will cost lives.

Mr. Speaker, 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 211, noes 206, not voting 16, as follows: [Roll No. 122]…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Castor), who represents the Gulf and may have some wisdom to share with us about this subject.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, the most encouraging thing so far in the debate on this bill is that the only speaker that the Republicans have offered in support of it is the gentlewoman from Georgia…

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 203, nays 213, not voting 16, as follows: [Roll No. 121] YEAS--203 Adams Aguilar Amo Ansari…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Magaziner).

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, when I call this a deeply unserious bill, I think I am probably being charitable. It is unserious, and it comes from a Republican majority that is either unable or…

Mr. Speaker, I have a motion to recommit at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Huffman of California moves to recommit the bill H.R. 276 to the Committee on…

Mr. Speaker, the gentlewoman is right about one thing: Democrats are outraged because as this President is crashing the global economy, careening us into recession, destroying retirement plans and 401(k)'s, driving up costs for American…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I think it says a lot that as we have wasted the last hour of Congress' time on a deeply unserious bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico, and while Republicans have offered just…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. This resolution, H.J. Res. 78, continues a very familiar pattern that we are seeing from this Republican majority: distractions and scapegoats instead of dealing with real crises…