Alcee Hastings

No, the gentleman does not. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Did the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Gingrey) allocate time to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Hastings) or the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Stearns)?

That is my point, reclaiming my time, among others. This is not something that happens frequently. We begin this debate today as patriotic Americans, you and I, Dr. Gingrey, and the other 433 Members, voting Members of the House of…

Reclaiming my time, I cannot believe my colleague would even try to make such a specious argument, but the fact of the matter is there have only been 15 incidents in a country of 300 million people between the years of 2000 and 2005. There…

And reclaiming my time, does the gentleman distinguish between flag burning and other forms of desecration when he cites the 119? I have no memory of a flag burning in recent times. And I am curious to know whether or not you do. Flag…

I yield myself 7 minutes, and I thank the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Bishop) for yielding me the time. Let me quote, this would undermine American credibility at the United Nations. It would undermine our effectiveness. Those are the words…

I thank the chairman, and I agree with him regarding our rhetoric. When I made my references I was referring to the Bush administration and not to the distinguished chairman and other Members in the body. And I stand by those statements…

on rollcall 144, H.R. 748, final passage, I mistakenly voted ``yes.'' I request the Record reflect I intended to vote ``no.'' ____________________

I yield my remaining 30 seconds to my good friend and colleague, the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Solis).

I thank the gentleman, but sometimes enough is enough and Members want to go home.

I yield for a unanimous consent request to my friend, the gentlewoman from Indiana (Ms. Carson). (Ms. CARSON asked and was given permission to revise and extend her remarks.)

just previous to the unanimous consent request, I was told by way of the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Gingrey) that we had 4\1/2\ minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair advises the gentleman from Florida that, during the series of…

I am pleased to yield for a unanimous consent request to my good friend, the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Roybal-Allard). (Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD asked and was given permission to revise and extend her remarks.)

I am privileged to yield for a unanimous consent request to my good friend, the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Meehan). (Mr. MEEHAN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

I thank my colleague, but I am confused by the Chair's ruling. Parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman may inquire.

even though there is only 1 hour debate, a unanimous consent request by a Member that is not objected to is not permitted for extension of time? The SPEAKER pro tempore. Would the gentleman from Georgia like to modify his request?

Mr. Speaker I am pleased to yield for a unanimous consent request to my good friend, the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Watt) from the Judiciary Committee, who had the opportunity to participate in some of those hearings, and is the…

moving right along, I am pleased at this time to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Schiff), my good friend.

I yield 5 seconds to the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Maloney) for the purpose of making a unanimous consent request.

there is objection to a Member's placing in the Record, a Member who had made a statement supporting the things that she asked to be submitted, that is being denied? The SPEAKER pro tempore. That is correct.

I yield to my good friend, the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Payne), for a unanimous consent request. (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

I yield to the ranking member of the Committee on Rules, the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Slaughter), for a unanimous consent request. (Ms. SLAUGHTER asked and was given permission to revise and extend her remarks.)

I take, from the many times when the chairman was in the minority, his statement to heart; and that is that if a rule is not open, it is closed.

Three-quarters of the amendments that were submitted on time pursuant to the chairman's correct direction to the body are not a part of the debate here. The Sensenbrenner amendment, which is rather lengthy, came late to the committee. It…

It is a new year, Mr. Speaker, a new Congress and new Presidential term. We have heard new commitments to work across party lines and calls for civility and camaraderie in the halls of the Capitol. We have heard the President speak of a…

Basically, what we have done, we have borrowed money from foreign investors in order that we might go about giving tax cuts, which ultimately will allow that we will pay greater interest on the deficit over a period of time, and your…