I would like to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms. Schakowsky).

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 237, noes 163, not voting 31, as follows: [Roll No. 694] AYES--237 Adams…

I am proud to bring forward this bipartisan bill. Let me express why it is important. To delay the expansion of a successful charter school for 5 years and prevent States from having the flexibility to deploy these resources after 3 proven…

I think the gentleman from New Jersey has, as he put it, good language that should not only be included in this bill, but I think in other relevant construction bills as well. Very simply, it encourages the Secretary to give priority to…

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 urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' and defeat the previous question so we can help American workers and allow this House to deliberate on an amendment that deserves debate in this body. I urge a ``no'' vote on the rule as well, having…

If we defeat the previous question, I will offer an amendment to the rule to make Mr. Garamendi of California's amendment in order. I would like to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Garamendi).

The majority leader in the Senate has never at any time expressed support for this bill and actually opposes this bill. I would ask the gentleman to clarify that.

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 236, nays 186, not voting 10, as follows: [Roll No. 672]…

I have an article entitled, ``Debt Ceiling Impasse Rattles Short-Term Credit Markets,'' again from The New York Times, discussing how this uncertainty that is not being caused by external factors but is being caused by us, by politicians…

I would like to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro). Ms. DeLAURO. We are now 4 days away from an historic, unprecedented, and needless default that could grind this economy to a halt. And yet, even as they…

Before I begin, I have a point of personal privilege. I thank the gentleman from Texas for the time. We on the Rules Committee and as Members of Congress rely on the hard work of our staff people, particularly on Rules Committee, working…

The Speaker of this Chamber has a choice to make with 3\1/2\ days remaining until we risk default on our debt. And what does that mean to American families? It means higher interest rates on your variable home mortgage. It means higher…

The gentleman from Georgia mentioned that the President hasn't introduced a bill. I would just like to point out that the President of the United States cannot introduce a bill in the House or Senate. The President can sign a bill. In…

Again, my colleague from Georgia mentioned that there are no Democrats behind this initiative. Again, Democrats were not consulted or talked to to ask for their support or input into this initiative. And you won't find much support for a…

I would like to yield 2 minutes to a member of the Budget Committee, the gentleman from New York (Mr. Tonko).

I thank the gentleman from Texas, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I want to be perfectly clear about what we're talking about here today. From the moment Speaker Boehner walked away from the negotiating table…

This smoke-and-mirrors bill before us today actually stands to increase--yes, increase--the deficit of the United States of America by over $100 billion. Let me walk the Speaker through the math here. This is why credit ratings matter…

Our country is facing an incredibly important moment as critical decisions need to be made regarding the national debt and our long-term deficit and how to constrain spending. Members on both sides of this aisle recognize the reality that…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Now, again, I know how my colleague from Texas and my colleague from North Carolina have discussed how tough these economic times are and how Congress needs to tighten its belt, and that's true…

I thank the gentlewoman from North Carolina for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise in opposition to the rule; again, a rule that is not an open rule that allows for different…

It's particularly ironic that this session of Congress opened with a recital of the United States Constitution which really just, in the vote yesterday, has been debased. And our democratic Republic has been debased to an extent that I…

I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts for the time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the rule and the underlying bill before us. Mr. Speaker, I support a balanced budget amendment, but what the majority has brought before the House…

What is being talked about today in terms of inserting language into our United States Constitution that constrains fiscal policy is nothing more and nothing less than a perversion of our democratic Republic. To take a major power away…

I don't agree with what the gentleman from Ohio said. I don't believe that this should be yet another unfunded mandate on the States. While the number of unregulated facilities has more than doubled in the last decade, many State…