I know my friend from Oregon, when he talked about rotten politics and those motivations, wasn't talking about me. I know that he was not. If he had been, we would have taken that conversation a different direction. I know that he was not…

If you had granted me more than 5 minutes, I would have spent much more of that time talking about how good it was to see you there in the chair, but you will just have to know I am feeling it here, even though I can't belabor that point…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike section 193. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 445, the gentleman from Georgia (Mr…

I would have said in the realm of common sense that the authorizing committee should be allowed to authorize. I would have said the realm of common sense would have been that, if we have a committee that is functioning, we should allow…

Reserving the right to object, my friend on the Rules Committee has made a commitment this year, which he has been following through on, to try to bring order to an otherwise fairly chaotic process up there. This is clearly just a clerical…

I will close with the words from the chairman of the Rules Committee last week: I take a back seat to no one on this issue. We will deal with this issue. We will come up with something quick, and I look forward to working with you. We need…

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 231, nays 195, not voting 6, as follows: [Roll No. 357]…

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 189, not voting 11, as follows: [Roll No. 265] AYES--232 Adams…

For the purpose of a unanimous consent request, I yield to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Johnson).

We spent a great deal of time today talking about the humanitarian crisis on the border, and that is because, despite all of the very positive things that are in this bill that my friend from California has mentioned, what is not in this…

For the purpose of a unanimous consent request, I yield to my neighbor from the great State of Georgia (Mr. Hice).

I would advise my friend that I do not see any speakers remaining, and when the gentlewoman has exhausted her speakers, I will be prepared to close.