Dan Webster

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to my colleague from Colorado (Mr. Polis), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for the…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 455 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 455 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the…

This rule provides for ample and open debate, allowing our colleagues from across the aisle the opportunity to offer their legislative proposals to this bill. This bill provides a single uniform, nationwide standard for how commercial…

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to my colleague, the gentlelady from New York (Ms. Slaughter), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this…

On rollcall No. 711, I was attending a memorial service in Florida. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' ____________________

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Hastings)--who has a nice colorful Florida tie on today--pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 370 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 370 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the…

This rule provides for ample and open debate, allowing our colleagues from across the aisle to offer their legislative proposals to this bill. Furthermore, the underlying bill addresses two critical concerns, if you listen to speeches made…

In closing, I would like to address one thing about the change that's in this particular reauthorization, that of essential air service, which has basically become the government-funded corporate jet program. We've tried to reduce that. If…

I want to remind the people who might be watching this that we're talking about House Resolution 357, which is a rule that would allow us to reauthorize an extension of the Airport and Airway Extension Act, which is called H.R. 2553…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 357 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 357 Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Hastings) pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for the…

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…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Polis), my colleague on the Rules Committee, pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this…

I would just like to address a couple of items: number one, the tax policy we've been talking about and how we could raise extra revenues. The tax policy we have today was given to us by the 111th Congress. I assume if they had wanted to…

As you heard me say earlier, my Republican colleagues and I are committed to providing a more open, accountable, and transparent process. And the underlying bill went through regular order, including eight different subcommittee hearings…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 337 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 337 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the…

For the purposes of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to my good friend, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Hastings), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 288 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 288 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the…

As you heard me say earlier, my Republican colleagues and I are committed to providing a more open, transparent and accountable process here. Today's bill is a monumental step towards that right direction, and it's an example of a big…

I do believe it's a good idea. And the reason I believe it's a good idea is because I think there was some angst about looking at a large package at one time, and this is just an opportunity to break it up. I don't think it changes…

In doing so, we are delivering on the Speaker's promise to reduce so-called ``omnibus'' bills to a smaller, more understandable bill that gives Members the opportunity to have an up-or-down vote on Cabinet-level Departments contained in…

Reclaiming my time, I will start where I left off. The vote on the rule, which provides an open and transparent process, which makes no limitations on amendments, where ideas and policies will rise and fall on their merits and their bases…

I have no further requests for time, and I reserve the balance of my time. {time} 1420

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Scott).