I thank the gentleman from California for his leadership on this issue. I agree that for Congress to ever be a trusted institution, it needs to solve problems. It needs to come up with practical, commonsense solutions. It's clear what that…

I trust the American people will respond to these questions. ____________________

Is the House here this week spending millions of dollars of taxpayer money to repeal the Affordable Care Act because it actually believes that that will occur while Barack Obama is in the White House or because freshman Republicans want to…

Is it correct that the House Republican budget maintains $1.2 trillion of tax increases included in the Affordable Care Act and $716 billion in cuts of Medicare; and, in fact, this very budget that we operate under would not have balanced…

Has the House ever voted to repeal in whole or in part another piece of legislation 37 times, like we are doing here today--in this case, a piece of legislation that makes it illegal for insurance companies to discriminate against a woman…

We have the unique opportunity here in the United States Congress to reflect the will of the American people. The will of the American people is clear in this regard. In my time here, seldom, if ever, have I seen an issue where 80 percent…

I thank the gentleman from California for highlighting the argument of economic growth and the critical nature of economic reform. I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, I would like to inquire as who how much time remains? The SPEAKER pro…

I thank the gentlelady for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise today in opposition to the rule and the underlying bill, which should be called the More Work, Less Pay…

If we defeat the previous question, I will offer an amendment to the rule to bring up H.R. 377, Representative DeLauro's Paycheck Fairness Act. To discuss her bill, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro). Ms…

I am prepared to close. I would like to inquire if the gentlelady has any remaining speakers.

I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' and defeat the previous question so we can bring up the Paycheck Fairness Act. I urge a ``no'' vote on this restrictive rule and the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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 228, noes 199, not voting 5, as follows: [Roll No. 133] AYES--228…