I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 252, noes 166, not voting 14, as follows: [Roll No. 102] AYES--252 Adams…

I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' and to defeat the previous question. These are important bills, and I strongly support the underlying bill. I encourage its passage, and again encourage my colleagues to be fully aware that, by passing…

I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, this bill here today is a good bill, an important bill. It's not a job solution for our country. It's not a jobs bill. In fact, I think the frustration of some is that to a certain extent…

If we defeat the previous question, we'll offer an amendment to the rule to provide that, immediately after the House adopts this rule, it will bring up Mr. Bishop's bill, H.R. 1748, the Taxpayer and Gas Price Relief Act and that would…

Thank you. I will certainly extend the courtesy to the gentleman. If the gentleman in his closing wants to yield some time to his speaker, I will not object to that.

Reclaiming my time, again, just as many of them are sponsored by Democrats as by Republicans. It will take votes from both sides to get to 60 votes. I think they can do that. And many of these bills before the House have had 400 votes, 90…

I would like to inquire of the gentleman from Utah how many speakers he has remaining.

It's my honor to yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from California, a former member of the Rules Committee, Ms. Matsui.

I thank the gentleman for yielding me the 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. I'd like to begin by acknowledging the service of David Timothy Dreier to this House of Representatives and to this country. There will be…

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 adopting…

I am prepared to close, and I will yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to insert the text of the previous question amendment in the Record along with extraneous material immediately prior to the vote…

My colleague, Mr. Bishop, has brought forth something that I think is an important national issue that my constituents have certainly been calling me about. And I know that there has been concern from across the country about rising gas…

If 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 H.R. 964, the Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act. Mr. Andrews mentioned that, rather…

I think that the gentlelady from North Carolina has put together a good bill. It has some good parts and some bad parts. I am very hopeful that she will accept this amendment. I believe that the intent of the bill, specifically around…

Thank you. I have an amendment at the desk. This will be amendment No. 5. The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 3. Does the gentleman wish to offer it?

I have an amendment at the desk. It's amendment No. 5. The Acting CHAIR. Is the gentleman attempting to offer amendment No. 4, which is the next amendment in order? For what purpose does the gentleman from New York rise?

No. The Acting CHAIR. The amendment is not agreed to. Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Bishop of New York The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 4 printed in House Report 112 404.

I have an amendment at the desk, amendment No. 5. The Acting CHAIR. Does the gentleman request a recorded vote on amendment No. 3?

I have an amendment at the desk. The amendment is numbered No. 3. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subsection (a) of section 2, add the following: (3) State…

Congress should be the taxpayers' advocate to root out waste, fraud, and abuse wherever it occurs; and this is particularly true when it comes to student financial aid. Both of my amendments pertain to this category of making sure we have…

In what other government program would we somehow say it's all right to keep fuddling taxpayer money without accountability. Specifically, my amendment would retain State authorization requirements for institutions that have below-average…

I have amendment No. 5 at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill, add the following: SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT USE OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND…

I think that, again, my amendment would provide sufficient flexibility to accommodate alternative higher- education settings. The reason we're talking about rules and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse is not somehow the government is…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Beginning at page 926, line 3, strike subtitle A of title XVII. Page 976, line 20, strike ``50'' '' and…

My amendment gets to the heart of what sustains our western communities from Colorado to California to New Mexico to Montana--our water and our land. My amendment is the answer to concerns from my constituents in Colorado, outcries from…