Rob Woodall

To say I think my friend from Nevada missed one of those great successes that she had--I will call it the Rodney Davis-Dina Titus amendment--to make sure that localities have even more control over their spending decisions. It is one of…

To not just celebrate the successes that we are having today, but to associate myself with my colleagues who say the next round of hard work begins tomorrow. There is a reason that we have the funding pay-fors that we have in this bill. It…

I send to the desk a privileged concurrent resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the concurrent resolution, as follows: H. Con. Res. 92 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That…

Everyone has gone back to their offices but you and me, and I appreciate you sticking around to get this hour in. It is not going to be an exciting hour. Ordinarily, I bring down charts and graphs and try to share something in a visual way…

I find myself with a big smile on my face. I usually do when the Reading Clerk sits down. Even if I could dispense with the reading of the rule, I wouldn't do it. I wouldn't do it. Even if there were some days where I would be tempted to…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 512 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 512 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…

I appreciate my friend from Colorado working with me on this rule today. I appreciate all the folks on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure who made this possible, and the whole body that came in front of the Committee on…

I remember when I ran for Congress 4\1/2\ years ago, I had this idea that because I had really good ideas and had the backing of 700,000 folks back home in the district who also had really good ideas that we were going to be able to come…

As a Rules Committee member--and it is called the powerful House Rules Committee for a reason--I am thrilled to see the parade of my Ways and Means colleagues on the House floor, who are saying that what Ways and Means doesn't get done we…

May I inquire how much time remains on my side? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Georgia has 5\3/4\ minutes remaining.

I appreciate that. The gentleman is always generous. Mr. Speaker, while the minority whip was the majority leader of this institution, this House did a lot of big things--a lot of big things. But what they couldn't do--what they couldn't…

To say that I can identify with the gentleman from Oregon's frustration. The frustration you see is not from a gentleman who does not have any power over the process. He is the ranking member of the Transportation and Infrastructure…

With this new order that we have here, we are going to have to work through it together, and it is not going to be easy. For the folks who think it is going to be easy, I would go ahead and turn your voting card in now and let somebody…

I don't fault my friend from Maryland for not yielding. He had very limited time. I remember the days of the magic minute. Those were better yielding days.

``Disgrace'' is a strong word from my friend; but I would say that, if there is disappointment in this institution, it is that the Ways and Means Committee, with the sole jurisdiction over funding transportation, has failed under both…

I would like to offer an amendment to the resolution. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: On page 2, line 11, insert after the period: ``The first reading of the Senate amendment shall…

House Resolution 507 is a structured rule for the consideration of H.R. 22. It provides an hour of general debate, and it makes in order 29 amendments. Now, you might say, Mr. Speaker, that 29 amendments seems like that ought to be the end…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 507 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 507 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Ohio (Mrs. Beatty).

I would ask my colleague if he has any further speakers remaining. Mr. McGOVERN. I am ready to close for our side.

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 248, nays 171, not voting 14, as follows: [Roll No…

That is 35 amendments now. There are 35 amendments made in order by this rule. We will still go back at 3 o'clock this afternoon to find even more. That is the collaborative process that I am representing on the floor here today. With…

I certainly agree with my friend from Massachusetts that folks ought to know what they are talking about before they come and vote on amendments. In fact, I think folks ought to know what they talk about when they even come down and talk…

It is easy on a big bill like this to get confused about what is in it and what is not in it. I would refer folks to transport.house.gov. That is not just for Members of Congress, Mr. Speaker. Anybody across the country can access that…

I am excited to be here today, and I am saddened by some of the shrillness of the conversation. This is the first reconciliation package that I have seen in the 4\1/2\ years that I have been elected to this body. In fact, more than half…