Richard B. Nugent

For the purposes of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman 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…

What's amazing about this is that we're going to stop the debate on the House floor about very important legislation that needs to move forward, both of those pieces of legislation. And so we need to have open debate on the House floor…

Just as a clarification, the Rules Committee has the obligation to make sure that they move this through the House so it can come up, so these bills can come up. It's not about combining two bills; it's about a rule that allows two bills…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 316 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 316 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the…

The question before the House is, Should the House now consider H. Res. 316? While the resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill, the committee is not aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic…

It is amazing when you hear the arguments in regards to CutGo that our friends are raising today; but in the 111th Congress, PAYGO was the flavor of the week, and that was violated eight times. And of those eight times, it actually…

Just as a response, the letter that we have from the Congressional Budget Office of May 26 talks about ``CBO estimates enacting the bill would reduce net direct spending by $725 million.'' So I am not sure if we have the same letter. But…

The manager's amendment fixes a rules violation. It requires a technical waiver of CutGo to move the patent fees back to the discretionary side. Those fees were going to be put into mandatory spending. Now it is back to discretionary. Of…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 239, noes 186, not voting 6, as follows: [Roll No. 465] AYES--239 Adams…

I appreciate the comments of my good friend from Colorado. We want to make sure that innovators like him don't have to wait 5 years to get something to market. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Gardner).

On rollcall No. 441 I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' Amendment No. 23 Offered by Mr. Gibson The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by…

On rollcall No. 448, had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.'' Amendment No. 28 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the…

I reclaim my time, if you would allow me to speak just for a second. States and counties and cities have figured out that they don't have the money to spend. America has got to figure out, the Federal Government has to figure out that we…

I yield to the gentlelady from Connecticut. Ms. DeLAURO. I thank the gentleman from Florida and the gentleman from Georgia. Let me first comment on the $562 million. There have been several references to this in the course of the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 9, line 5, insert after the dollar amount the following: ``(increased by $2,000,000)''. Page 48, line 11, insert after…

Every night millions of families sit down to meals where ingredients are produced here in the United States. The Agricultural Research Service is a vital part of our Federal Government's continued efforts to help farmers, producers and…

I yield to the gentleman from Georgia. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Georgia has the time.

Our goal with regards to strengthening ARS is to make sure that we strengthen the American ability to produce goods within this country. It is simple and focused. It's about keeping American agriculture strong. While we may be asking to…

I move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Florida is recognized for 5 minutes.

I would like to thank my friend and Rules Committee member, Mr. Scott, for the opportunity to speak in support of this rule. Mr. Speaker, we are already fighting a war on two fronts--Iraq and Afghanistan. Our troops and resources are…

I thank my friend, my fellow Floridian and Rules member, Mr. Webster, for the opportunity to speak in support of this rule and also in support of the underlying legislation, H.R. 2055, which appropriates funds for military construction and…

I would like to thank my friend from New York (Mr. Reed), also a Rules Committee member that I serve with, for the opportunity to support this rule and support the underlying legislation, H.R. 2017, which appropriates funds for our…

In keeping with the spirit of the Warrior Ethos, on May 2, 2005, the Department of the Army authorized the creation of the Combat Action Badge. The Combat Action Badge provides special recognition to Soldiers who personally engaged the…

I thank my colleague from Texas (Mr. Sessions), with whom I have the pleasure of serving on the Rules Committee. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the rule, H. Res. 264, and the underlying legislation, H.R. 754. About a week and a…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Slaughter), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for…