I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 289, noes 125, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 16, as follows…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, this 15-minute vote on ordering the previous question will be followed by 5-minute votes on adoption…

I introduced a 'Know Before You Owe Act' which would require private lenders to certify borrowers are enrolled in school.

How do we make sure that federal loans for online courses are treated the same as loans for traditional classes and don't deal with them in a discriminatory way just because some of their cost factors are different?

It is a long-standing tradition of this committee to save the best for last. So I am very exalted to be in this position.

the STELLAR Act would require school districts to work with school staff to implement fair teacher and principal evaluation programs.

Teacher quality is the single most important in-school factor that affects student achievement.

I would like to ask the Speaker how much time remains. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Minnesota has 25 minutes remaining.

I raise this point of order not necessarily out of concern for unfunded mandates, although there are likely some in the underlying bill H.R. 273, but rather as well to demonstrate that in many ways this bill and this process has been a…

I raise a point of order against H. Res. 66 because the resolution violates section 426(a) of the Congressional Budget Act. The resolution, waiving all points of order, waives section 425 of the Congressional Budget Act, therefore causing…

Why are we debating a bill that had to bypass regular order to rush to the floor in February when there's already a moratorium on the increase of pay for Members of Congress, and we should be debating spending, eliminating the deficit, the…

The gentleman from Minnesota yielded to me. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Colorado is recognized.

Is the time under my control yieldable? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman controls his time and may yield.

Further parliamentary inquiry. Does the rule being considered today prohibit a Member from demanding a division of the question? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will not interpret the content of the pending measure.

Having heard from the Chair that a motion can be made by any Member to divide the question, I would like to ask unanimous consent to demand a division of the question on today's bill before us. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection…

I thank the Speaker, and I understand that it sounds like sitting here in the Chamber one Member objected to a division of the question. I would like to point out that over 400 Members did not object to the division of the question. I will…

What is the process that a Member can use to demand a division of the question on a bill? The SPEAKER pro tempore. If a matter is divisible, any Member may demand that the matter be divided.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. If we have additional time later, I will yield to the gentleman from Georgia. Again, there was one objection, one objection in this entire body, to what I believe would be the overwhelming will of this body, which…

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

I would like to make an inquiry as to how much time remains. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Colorado has 3\1/4\ minutes remaining, and 10 minutes may be claimed by an opponent.

Excellent. Well, I hope that no one objects. Again, but for three votes cast in the Rules Committee by a 7-4 vote, and but for one solitary objection out of 435 Members of this House of Representatives, we would have divided the question…

The way to divide them is precisely the Bera-Connolly amendment that was brought to our committee yesterday. On a functional level that does divide it.

I thank the gentleman from Minnesota. Mr. Speaker, it's common sense to most Americans. We have upwards of 10, 12, 14 million people here illegally in this country. Many of them are members of our communities, many of their kids are…

Another thing that's important for Americans to understand about how 11 million people got here without paperwork and how this continues to occur is that more than half of the population that lives and works here illegally didn't sneak…

I thank the gentleman from Minnesota. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does the gentleman yield back his time?