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 250, noes 172, not voting 10, as follows: [Roll No. 231] AYES--250 Adams…

This amendment is simple, and I appreciate the rule making it in order. It allows the Environmental Protection Agency to continue protecting the American people from the greatest public health and environmental challenge in global history…

The amendment is pending; that's correct. Well, again, if the rule does waive this, we discussed in Rules Committee yesterday, and I believe that all the non-germane amendments were not included under this rule.

When we defeat the previous question, I will offer an amendment to the rule to provide that immediately after the House adopts this rule, it will bring up Senate bill 388, a bill that prohibits Members of Congress and the President from…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Colorado will be postponed. Amendment No. 9 Offered by Mr. Markey The Acting CHAIR. It is…

I have a point of parliamentary inquiry. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman will state his inquiry.

Is the amendment germane to the bill? The Acting CHAIR. Under the circumstances that calls for an advisory opinion, which the Chair will not render. The gentleman from Colorado has 1 minute remaining.

It's an important clarification and I urge support of the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Georgia has 45 seconds remaining.

Well, again, the Rules Committee found, and I believe the Parliamentarian advised, that the amendment was germane, and I have not been informed otherwise other than by the gentleman from California. Does the gentleman want to appeal the…

I yield myself 1 minute to respond. I know the gentleman from Florida mentioned the cow flatulence in our committee meeting last night, and it sounded like a topic that bore looking into. I did have a chance to look it up in the interim…

I yield myself 1 minute. Madam Speaker, it's hard to figure out where to start with regard to refuting some of the statements that were made. First of all, again, with regard to the information regarding methane emissions on the EPA Web…

Reclaiming my time, it's a simple ``yes'' or ``no'' question. If there is an additional statement the gentleman would like to make, I would be happy to have him explain it on his own time. My time is limited and I have many speakers. But I…