I am very pleased tonight to lead a Special Order in memory of the life and service of our dear friend, our colleague from Florida, Mr. Bill Young. We will hear from members of the Florida delegation and also from leaders from the…

And my colleagues, it is absolutely fitting that we take this step and name our veterans hospital on the west coast of Florida after a great American, a patriot, a hero for our veterans-- Bill Young. Probably more than anyone in the House…

It is absolutely fitting that we take this step and name our veterans hospital on the west coast of Florida after a great American, a patriot, a hero for our veterans--Bill Young.

It just seems that common sense did not prevail.

You do and you clearly have stated that you have the discretion to take those barriers down.

I think it's important that we conduct this oversight hearing in a joint fashion.

Here we are, folks, my colleagues, fellow Americans. In just a few days, the United States may not be able to pay its debts. That would be horrible for the country and for leadership as we know it. Mr. Speaker, how did we get here? The…

It's unanimous in a bipartisan manner--do I have to send you a letter with instructions from 100 Members of Congress?

I think that's wrong. I think you had the discretion not to put those up.

nothing has appalled the American people more that I've seen in my two decades of service than what you've done.

Our side believes that we're on the verge of a permanent shutdown of our government.

It has been a while. I know the American people are frustrated with the shutdown, and a week from now, the country will default if action is not taken. How we got into this situation is not that complicated. You can only continue to spend…