Will the Speaker understand that? Will the Speaker understand that? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman may proceed.

Will the Speaker understand that the Speaker is preventing H.R. 15 from coming to the floor, and that is why there are men and women in the gallery that potentially face deportation and their families are being torn apart. It is very…

The Holt-Peters-Polis amendment would allow the Secretary of Interior to minimize fugitive methane emissions on public lands. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that commonly leaks during the drilling and transportation of oil and gas. If…

I just returned from visiting with hardworking Americans down on The National Mall, including Tom Weiss from Colorado, who are camped out and fasting in front of the Capitol on The National Mall. It is called the ``Fast for Families,'' a…

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. 8 Offered by Mr. DeFazio The Acting CHAIR. It is…

Again, regarding the language of the amendment, of course it is not designed to apply narrowly to Colorado. That would be considered an earmark, prohibited under the rules of the House. In addition, it is not designed just to serve the…

I do want to again elaborate a little bit. The gentleman from Washington brought up germaneness and jurisdictional issues. This amendment has been advanced to the floor by the Rules Committee with the necessary waivers granted, so it does…

I would inquire whether the gentleman from Utah has any remaining speakers. If not, I am prepared to close.

I thank the gentleman from Utah for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. Mr. Speaker, for this body to spend the final week before a week-long break, one of the final weeks of the year, the third-to-last week of the legislative year…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of adoption. The vote…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end the following: TITLE __--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS SEC. _01. STUDY OF EFFECTS OF FLOODING ON…

I yield myself 30 seconds to respond. To be clear, there is not an effort in Colorado, as the gentleman insinuated, to somehow prevent the extraction of fossil fuels from occurring in Colorado. In fact, quite to the contrary. Because of…

I will submit for the record, as well, a recent poll. The Denver Post published an article this past summer that states that 65 percent of Colorado residents favor protecting wilderness parks and open space and our Federal lands for future…

I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, if we defeat the previous question, I will offer an amendment to the rule to make sure we don't go home unless we finish the budget by December 13. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to…

There are a number of ways that we can improve upon the Affordable Care Act. One of the ones that I would like to highlight that we could be bringing here to the floor today that the Senate already passed is comprehensive immigration…

The Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi), the Democratic leader.

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of adoption of the…

Not to put you on the spot, but would you say it is more or less than people who have demanded that Congress act on asbestos reform?

I would ask the gentleman from New York, just to make sure my district isn't atypical, have you gotten more letters or calls about the need to take up asbestos reform or immigration reform?

I thank the gentlelady from Washington for her leadership on this issue. This body's continual refusal to act on immigration reform sadly comes at a tremendous cost to our country and to our security as a Nation. The financial costs…

I thank the gentleman from New York for his leadership on the immigration reform issue and his impassioned words. We also have with us this evening one of the original cosponsors of H.R. 15, a leader on immigration reform, the gentlelady…

I thank you, Mr. Speaker. Before I get to my remarks, I briefly want to address the nuclear proliferation issue in Iran. The gentlelady from Minnesota, as well as myself, and the vast majority of Members of this body, have been supportive…

I thank the gentleman from Miami for his impassioned words. It is rare, in my experience here, that more than two-thirds of the Senate can agree to solve an issue. They always talk about reaching the 60-vote threshold. There are only 54 or…

I thank the gentleman from Florida. It is not the desire, I don't think of any of us, of the Democrats, of our leader, of our Members, for this to be a political issue that one side is demonized on, that is used to generate political…

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, I have a letter to submit to the Record from the Evangelical Immigration Table, and to quote in part, the Evangelical Immigration Table and the faith-based community, with strong support from the…