This is a rare time when we are talking about energy, when we are hearing from the Academy of Pediatrics, the Heart Association, the American Lung Association, the Public Health Association, the National Association of City and County…

I thank the gentleman for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to the rule and the underlying bill, H.R. 4480, the so-called Domestic Energy and Jobs Act…

And here we are. While we're debating this death and destruction, oil above all bill, the clock is ticking on student loan payments that will cost middle class families millions and millions of dollars. I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman…

It's my honor to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California (Mr. Garamendi).

If we defeat the previous question, I'll offer an amendment to this rule that will allow the House to consider the Stop the Rate Hike Act of 2012, legislation that would keep the student loan interest rate low and reduce the deficit. If…

Very good. Then I'm prepared to close, and I will yield myself the balance of the time. Now, this rule only provides for consideration of certain amendments. Why are the Republicans so concerned with letting the House work their will on…

Would your agency consider supporting medical marijuana provisions when that can be used in pursuit of your top priority, which is reduce the abuse of prescription drugs.

I thank the gentlelady. And in response to my friend from Utah, I want to quote the MOU specifically. It says: Nothing in this MOU is intended to prevent CBP-BP agents from exercising existing exigent/emergency authorities to access lands…

Yes, there's a problem here. And thankfully, President Obama took a bold first step and reduced the number of illegal immigrants in this country by 800,000 to 1 million with one stroke of his pen. But frankly, the presence of any illegal…

In many States, including my home State of Colorado, we have a legalized and regulated regime of medical marijuana.

I thank the gentlelady for the time as I rise in opposition to the rule. I agree with my colleague from Iowa. I voted for the amendment to the rule offered by Mr. Hastings of Florida that would have allowed his amendment and others. What…

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 241, noes 173, not voting 17, as follows: [Roll No. 359] AYES--241…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. 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 was taken by electronic…

I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' and defeat the previous question so we can make sure that Members of Congress don't receive special benefits that we would deny to our constituents. I urge a ``no'' vote on the rule, so we can avoid this…

My colleague ended his remarks by saying don't raise taxes on people making under $250,000. This bill increases taxes on people making $40,000, $70,000, even as much as $90,000. That's what it is--it's a huge middle class tax increase…

If we defeat the previous question, I'll offer an amendment to the rule to make in order the Connolly amendment, which proposes that Members who repeal Federal benefits for their constituents must forfeit such benefits themselves. Why…

I thank the gentleman for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to the rule for the underlying bills H.R. 436, the Protect Medical Innovation Act, and…

I would like to inquire if my colleague has any remaining speakers, and I would like to inquire of the Speaker how much time remains on both sides. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Colorado has 2\1/4\ minutes remaining, and the…

I have no additional speakers on this huge Republican middle class tax increase. I would like to ask my colleague if he has any remaining speakers. I am prepared to close. I reserve the balance of my time.

I yield myself such time as I may consume. In response to my colleague, Mr. Roe's discussion of very expensive medical devices and equipment, part of the justification for looking at revenues for medical devices is, through making sure…

How much time do I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman has 15 seconds remaining.

Our Nation continues to struggle under an increasing mountain of debt. My constituents sent me to Washington to do something about the budget deficit. That's why I was one of the handful of Members who voted for the Simpson-Bowles…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. (a) Each amount made available by this Act…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. An executive summary of a report by the Bloomberg Government is entitled ``Medical Device Industry Overstates Tax Impact,'' which was put together by health care policy analysts. This study calls…

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 Offered by Mr. Broun of Georgia