Richard B. Nugent

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As a Member of Congress who represents one of the largest veterans communities in the United States, I recognize the significant responsibility that Congress has to ensure that our veterans receive the benefits…

On October 12, 2011, the House took an important step in addressing the alarming number of unemployed veterans currently living within the United States by passing the Veterans Opportunity to Work Act. Known as the VOW Act, this…

As we approach the end of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I want to address an often overlooked but important part of breast cancer awareness. One percent of all breast cancer patients are men. In 2010, almost 1,970 new male breast cancer…

I love listening to my friend from Florida (Mr. Hastings). We talk about what the EPA and what this rule and underlying legislation will do. What they fail to point out is that any Member, Democrat or Republican, as it relates to any issue…

I thank my friend from Florida for that. Mr. Speaker, the last Member that spoke talked about closing coal- fired electric plants. It is amazing that the President just last month put in abeyance an EPA rule as it related to just that…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 419 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 419 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the…

I would just like to remind my colleagues that this does not violate CutGo. Clearly on its face, as he said, making my point, this does not authorize any new spending, not a penny. With that, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from…

Once again I want to thank my colleague from Florida for his eloquent words. It is about America getting back on track. It is about America worrying about regulations that are going to kill jobs. As I mentioned earlier, the President is…

I thank the distinguished chair of the Rules Committee, Mr. Dreier, for allowing me to speak. I will be perfectly honest with you. There is a lot about this rule that I don't love but, quite frankly, we don't have much time left. We need…

I thank the chairman of the Rules Committee, the gentleman from California, for allowing me to speak on this topic. We have an obligation to ensure that government doesn't default on its debts for the first time in history. I've always…

A plan is what we have here in front of us today, and it's a new way forward. I hope my colleagues on both sides of the aisle recognize that and move with us.

I thank my fellow Rules Committee member, the gentleman from Georgia. I rise in support of both the rule, H. Res. 355, and the underlying legislation, H.R. 2560. Mr. Speaker, there's no way to get around it: Washington has a spending…

49 States do it. Counties do it. Cities do it. Now it's time for the Federal Government to do it--to pass a balanced budget amendment. It is about passing a balanced budget amendment and getting this Nation back on track to meet our…

Now that, Mr. Speaker, is a balanced budget amendment to the United States Constitution. That's real action. It's the real change and accountability in government that America needs and deserves. Mr. Speaker, we need a balanced budget…

We're here today because this country has a spending addiction. My 36-plus years in law enforcement told me that when someone has an addiction, you have to first address and admit that you have a problem. Mr. Speaker, there is a bill that…

Today I was planning to offer my own amendment which would hold the President accountable to the War Powers Act with regard to his operation in Libya. My intention was to expose the President's clear violation of this important law…

I want to thank the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Hastings). I agree with a lot of what he said. We talk about Pakistan, and I just came from there. We talk about the threat that the Taliban that are hiding in Pakistan pose to our troops in…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 320 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 320 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the…

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…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 251, noes 173, not voting 7, as follows: [Roll No. 480] AYES--251 Adams Aderholt Akin Alexander Altmire Amash Austria…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 247, nays 168, not voting 16, as follows: [Roll No. 479] YEAS--247 Adams Aderholt Akin Alexander Altmire…

I support the rule and the underlying legislation, and I encourage my colleagues to support it as well. I know that since I've come to the House, I've gotten up here and talked time and time again about our government's core mission. There…

I support this rule and encourage my colleagues to support it as well. I don't like the idea that we have to waive CutGo any more than anyone else in this Chamber; however, if we want to maintain Congress's constitutional ability to…

I listened to the arguments. The key to this is allowing this bill to go forward. The key to this is allowing amendments to come to the floor and have open debate. Even Mr. Rohrabacher has some amendments that are going to be coming to…

House Resolution 316 provides a structured rule for consideration of both H.R. 1249 and H.R. 2021. The rule provides for ample debate on both of these bills and gives Members of both the minority and the majority the opportunity to…