Richard B. Nugent

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Florida will be postponed. {time} 1000 Amendment No. 2 Offered by Ms. Speier The CHAIR. It is now…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 7, beginning line 23, strike ``in an aggregate amount that exceeds $1,000 for the vehicle in any month'' and…

I do appreciate the comments of more senior Members of this House. I, obviously, have been here 3 years, and I do appreciate their comments. But I will go back to this. Think about this. The Senate, each Senator represents their whole…

My amendment is simple. It would end the practice of Members leasing vehicles on the taxpayers' dime. I am just not convinced that this is a necessary use of taxpayer money, and neither are the constituents that I represent. We are asking…

One of the most important things that we do in this Congress--and it is a constitutional requirement--is we provide for the common defense of this Nation, to allow things like my good friends on the Democrat side are arguing for in regards…

This is actually talking about difficult questions we have to talk about. This body loves, if the problem isn't immediate, we don't have to worry about it, don't worry about it because it will never happen; but we are being told by…

I don't think Putin really cares that we care.

Thank you, Mr. Woodall. I certainly do appreciate it; and to my colleague from Florida on the other side of the aisle, once again, it is always a pleasure. Mr. Speaker, only in Washington can politicians pat themselves on the back for…

I applaud the gentleman's efforts to provide a lifetime pass to our service-connected disabled veterans.

Don't our veterans deserve the same?

I think that is commendable, and it saves the taxpayers money, and it makes all of us safer in the long run.

I think that is great when you can get bright minds across the lines, across those services, to utilize that same information and make us all safer.

As a citizen of the United States, people should be concerned. I think the message is that we expect our leaders to actually lead, not just hope things get better and hope that processes improve.

I agree with much of what my colleague from Massachusetts said, particularly as it relates to our involvement in Afghanistan and the Karzai regime. Let me read you some quotes, Mr. Speaker, and let's see who we thought said these quotes…

All I can say, again, is that as it relates to these bills, there was discussion in the hearings and testimony taken to the concept and the ideas behind these bills. Mr. Speaker, we hear about, this is partisan. It doesn't say ``President…

I am ready to close. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I am urging my colleagues to defeat the previous question. If we defeat the previous question, I will offer an amendment to the rule to…

All I can tell you is that I don't take it as a joke in our defending and protecting the Constitution, which gives us the ability to serve here today. The people gave us the ability to be here based upon what the Constitution laid out for…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 511 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 511 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…

I just want to make a couple of things clear. In the Judiciary Committee, they did have two hearings on this. Now, they took some action to bring forward one of these bills based upon the hearings and the testimony that they did have. I…

I need to go back to when I first took the oath of office as a police officer outside of Chicago and then as a deputy sheriff in Florida and then a sheriff in Florida and then here in this body and also when I joined the military. It was…

You know, much has been made about our military's role in religion, and there are those who argue it is the responsibility of the military to promote religious values, specifically, Christian values.

I believe it is the military's responsibility to provide for the spiritual needs of warfighters of any faith.

I am speaking to some of the comments that were made, particularly as it relates to football. We talked about a field goal and 3 points, but here is the position that the majority has taken in the House as it relates to immigration. It is…

With that I yield back the balance of my time, and I move the previous question on the resolution. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on ordering the previous question. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced…

First, I want to respond to my good friends from Colorado. I appreciate that he appreciates the approach that this House is taking, particularly as it relates to both of the bills that are the underlying aspect of this rule. It is about…