Reclaiming my time, I yield to the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) for the purpose of a unanimous consent request. Ms. DeLAURO. I ask unanimous consent to bring up H.R. 1217, the bipartisan expanded background checks…

That strikes close to home, I would say to Mrs. Davis. That is the name of my daughter as well, Cora; so that is particularly emotional to me as a father. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Langevin) for the…

Given that not only have we had so many Members from across the country make this unanimous consent request but that they have been joined by every member of the Democratic leadership, I inquire of the gentleman from Alabama if he would be…

We have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of Mr. Kildee, and I am glad to say that he is not only here, but he has an excellent idea to break through this Republican obstruction and save lives. I am honored to yield to the gentleman from…

A point of parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does the gentleman from Alabama yield for a parliamentary inquiry?

Reclaiming my time, again, I think no matter how the gentleman from Alabama says it, the simple translation of that is: no, we won't consider that request. So at this point, we have a very important request that would save lives and help…

Yes. And yet the gentleman from Alabama continues to obstruct the consideration of those very underlying measures by not granting this simple request, this very simple request to consider these two bills. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the…

I inquire of the gentleman from Alabama how many more motions for unanimous consent we need to make until it is granted and we, simply, allow an up-or-down vote on this issue? Again, the silence speaks volumes not only from the gentleman…

So many of us have made unanimous consent requests. I have asked the gentleman from Alabama how many times we have to make this motion until the Republicans end their obstructionism. I have not received an adequate answer. I was hopeful…

I am happy to yield the gentleman from Alabama from my time to ask how many more unanimous consent requests we need to have until we can have this vote. Reclaiming my time, his silence continues to speak volumes, as does the silence of the…

Can the gentleman from Alabama accept a unanimous consent request to yield for the purpose of a bill being brought forth? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Alabama has not yielded for that purpose.

Reclaiming my time, I am in control of the time. I yielded for an answer. The gentleman from Alabama didn't give it. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) for the purpose of a very important unanimous…