Jerry Lewis: “it seems to me that this forest conceivably could be part of a recovery area. It has been under serious difficulty in…”

the motion I have at the desk is a motion to recommit to recognize the fact that right now this country faces a crisis on its borders. Illegal immigration not only affects those of us who represent States on the border, it is a pervasive…

It's my understanding that by considering the supplemental in this way, under this rather unorthodox way, the majority's new rule that's related to earmarks does not apply to the two amendments we're considering today.

But in the meantime, we are talking about regular order, trying to change the appropriations process so it makes sense, not destroy our committee. I would suggest we are on a pathway to destroy this committee.

I had planned to make a 10- minute, maybe even a 20-minute speech this evening expressing my concerns about the Labor-HHS conference report. However, given the late hour and Members' desire to join their families for the Thanksgiving Day…