Jared Polis

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…

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

The underlying bill tells the EPA in this case to perhaps ignore some science. My amendment says that the science shouldn't be ignored if it means you are risking people's lives. The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.

Reclaiming my time, there might be a different use of the word ``germane'' by the gentleman. I would encourage all of us to try to be on the same page with regard to the word ``germane.'' It is germane to the bill, the topic. Again, all my…

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.

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…

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.

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

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…

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…

It is my honor to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer). Parliamentary Inquiries

The gentleman from Oregon mentioned KosherNet and other sites that might want to provide proprietary content. I want to be clear that this rulemaking and rulemaking process has nothing to do with proprietary networks. It refers to the…

Reclaiming my time, the Fairness Doctrine is something that I oppose, I will always oppose, and it is completely consistent. The Fairness Doctrine is consistent with the approach that the gentlelady is approaching with regard to the…

Reclaiming my time, I would like to engage in a colloquy with the gentlelady. With regards to the Postal Service, would the gentlelady oppose an effort to say that the Postal Service can, perhaps, decide which mail to deliver, maybe based…

Yes, you are correct that the House has passed a continuing resolution; however, that specific resolution has actually failed in the United States Senate. It's actually a rejection. On top of that, the third body, the executive, has…

If the elected officials and people of Washington, D.C., wanted a system of school vouchers, they would have created it and not relied on the Federal Government. The important moral imperative of education reform can occur with or without…

I would like to get some items on the schedule for the gentleman from Dallas during his visit to Colorado as well. I'm the last speaker for my side, and I would like to inquire if the gentleman has any further requests for time.

It is my honor to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Colorado who serves on the Financial Services Committee, Mr. Perlmutter.

It is my honor to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Cicilline).

It is my honor to yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).

I would like to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Kucinich).

It is my honor to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono).

I would like to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Clarke).

It is my honor to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Maryland (Ms. Edwards).

Mr. Speaker, now more than ever it's critical that we focus our efforts on creating jobs, continuing to stabilize our economy and the housing market, and I am happy to say there's some good news on that front. Just last month, Mr. Speaker…