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I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record a statement from No Kid Hungry, Share Our Strength, an initiative strongly opposed to this bill. [From No Kid Hungry, May 15, 2018] Congress…
I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, may I ask how much time I have left. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 2 minutes remaining. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the…
I will not yield again to my friend. I am going to close. I take umbrage at the fact that we would have an opportunity to use each other's time, and you would use it to continue to say I mischaracterized, that we would have an opportunity…
I claim time in opposition to the point of order and in favor of consideration of the resolution. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Georgia is recognized for 10 minutes.
I told you when we started this debate, Mr. Speaker, you were going to hear some passion from my friend from Massachusetts because he is, in fact, passionate. He is a public servant, and he serves his constituency well. But I want to read…
I do not have any further speakers remaining, so I am prepared to close when the gentleman from Massachusetts is, but I will reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, we aren't done, so if the gentleman would like to yield…
Could I inquire how much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Georgia has 5 minutes remaining.
I would advise my friend from California I do not have any speakers remaining, and so I am prepared to close when she is. I reserve the balance of my time.
Today's rule provides for the consideration of two bills: H.R. 4, which is the FAA Reauthorization Act, and a closed rule for H.R. 3144, which would adjust operations at the Federal Columbia River Power System. We are lucky today, Mr…
By direction of the Republican Conference, I offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 844 Resolved, That the following named Member be, and is hereby, elected…
For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Torres), the newest member of the Rules Committee, pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of…
By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 839 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 839 Resolved, That (a) at any time after adoption of this resolution the…
With great optimism that we will return to the bill at hand, I reserve the balance of my time.
I rise, unexpectedly, on tax day. You probably woke up on Monday morning this week thinking Tuesday was going to be tax day, as most of America did, but, lo and behold, when the IRS' payment system crashes, suddenly we are now deeming…
I appreciate the recognition. I thank my chairman for bringing this resolution to the floor. I confess I don't have the kind of speechwriter working for me that my friend from Maryland has. He has always had the gift of prose. I come…
I thank the chairman for his leadership on the committee. It seems like I just saw him a couple of hours ago, but only because I just saw him a couple of hours ago. Mr. Speaker, you know as well as anyone that it is hard to get things done…
I thank my friend for yielding. Mr. Speaker, you know that he may call himself a freshman, but Mr. Ferguson--Dr. Ferguson has made his weight felt around here since day one. He ran on a commonsense platform that said: Dadgummit, let's just…
I very much appreciate that, and I appreciate you being here with us on a Thursday afternoon. I know that you came to Congress with the same optimism that I came to Congress with, and that is, if only we work hard enough together, if only…
I thank the gentleman for his guidance. Of course, there was no opportunity for the ADA to anticipate the internet, to anticipate websites. So it is unclear whether or not Congress intended for websites to fall inside the public…
These are small businesses that want to do their very best to comply with the ADA. With guidance, they will be successful in that effort.
I thank the chairman of the committee for yielding. Mr. Chairman, the gentleman from Maryland just said that, after decades, the ADA was well understood and the law was easy to comply with. In many cases, that may be true, but technology…
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 232, noes 159, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 38, as follows: [Roll…
On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 225, nays 187, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 18, as…
My friend from Florida is a good accountability partner up on the Rules Committee. I have learned from his intellect, and I have learned from his experience in this Chamber. I value that, and I value his friendship. When he says that more…
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