Again, the Republicans doth protest too much. If there is concern about the budget deficit, why did every Republican who has spoken here today--every Republican except for four--vote to double our national debt over the next 10 years? Why…

You know, Mr. Speaker, sometimes it seems like we're arguing about a different bill in this Chamber. Many of those who have spoken on the other side have risen to attack government spending; and yet they voted for a budget with a $5.1…

I thank the gentlelady from New York for the time. These last 2 weeks have really shown us the tax-and-spend Republican Party up close. First we passed a defense authorization with over $800 million in earmarks, according to a study by…

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to provide a description and some color for this important bill, which passed this body last session in the 111th Congress without any objection and did not make it through the Senate last…

I thank my colleague for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise today in opposition to the rule and the underlying bill. Today, there are very serious challenges facing our country…

I don't see how this bill would create any jobs, because it's purporting to undo regulations that don't exist and that aren't going to exist. So, obviously, if somebody at the EPA were to get the idea to start regulating farm dust, we…

I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' and defeat the previous question so that we can do the right thing for working families and the millions of people looking for a job and vote on an unemployment extension and a payroll tax holiday and…

I yield the gentleman an additional 30 seconds. {time} 0940 Mr. McDERMOTT. In my view, if you're serious, you sit down and you talk about everything. The last 3 weeks of that committee, they never even met. That was dust in people's eyes…

I yield myself such time as I may consume, Madam Speaker. We get it and the American people get it. Just because you repeat something enough times doesn't make it true. What businesses need in this country is long-term certainty and…

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 249, noes 161, not voting 23, as follows: [Roll No. 903] AYES--249…

We have no remaining speakers on our side. I would like to inquire if the gentleman has any remaining speakers.

If we defeat the previous question, I will offer an amendment to the rule to require that we vote on an unemployment benefit extension and that we vote on a payroll tax holiday extension for next year before we leave for the holidays. I…

It is my honor to yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin).

A huge tax increase is looming unless this House takes action immediately. Unless this House takes action in the next few weeks, a typical American household earning $50,000, $60,000 a year will see a tax increase of $1,000 a year on…

I wanted to first clarify, there is a memo dated October 19, 2009, from David Ogden.

The contents of that memo is advisory to the States is still in force. Is that correct?

So it is fair to say, given otherwise the absence of tens or hundreds of billions of resources to go after everybody, there would be selective enforcement of the Stop Online Piracy Act from the Attorney General's Office?

I would hope that the U.S. Attorney General for the State would look at that.

Is there any intention of the Department of Justice to prosecute bankers for doing business with licensed and regulated medical marijuana providers in the States?

Very well. I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, the middle class of this country doesn't need a higher payroll tax, more dirty air, dirty water, fewer workers' rights; and they certainly don't need more partisan gridlock in…

I did yield an additional 30 seconds to the gentleman from California. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has again expired.

It is my honor to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from California, the ranking member of the Education and Workforce Committee, Mr. Miller. (Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

I thank the gentlelady for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise today in opposition to the rule and the underlying bill. Mr. Speaker, with this rule and underlying bill, Congress…

I thank the gentlelady from New York. Mr. Speaker, I have to voice my opposition to an insidious provision that has been added to this bill at the last minute by agribusiness and the frozen food industry, and that is a change that allows…

I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts. In hearing the story of my friend from Florida and my colleague on the Rules Committee, again I think it just emphasizes that my State, Colorado, also has a concealed-carry process. We have a…