Rob Woodall: “It is my great pleasure to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Brooks).”

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3 of House Resolution 965, the yeas and nays are ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 225, nays 160, not voting 45, as…

I believe that we are both, irrespective of who leads the Congress, irrespective of who leads the White House, we are all disadvantaged as Americans when Congress becomes feckless in its attempts to do oversight over the executive branch.

I didn't have the 52-year relationship with Mr. Lewis that Sanford Bishop talked about earlier. I wasn't even born when that relationship started. This very powerful and imposing face beside me, I have very little association with. If Mike…

I serve on the Transportation Committee as well as the Rules Committee, Mr. Speaker, so I always get excited when there is a transportation bill that is coming to the floor. I am less excited today. My friend from New York is a wonderful…