Rob Woodall

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 483 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 483 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

I confess. I was sitting over here going through my papers. I was afraid I had come down here on the wrong bill here today, listening to my friend describe it. I tell you that, if you listen to that description and you believe it, you…

I want to start with the end of what our Reading Clerk read before I get to the excitement in the beginning. At the end, what you heard was some blanket authority to consider what I will call housekeeping measures here in the House, and…

I appreciate the recognition. I appreciate you staying on the floor with me today. It has been a week of inside-the-beltway activity. I can't find a single Member of Congress on this floor--and I have been talking to a lot of them--who ran…

I say to my friend, you had me at all of the above. You had me at American manufacturing. You had me at jobs for the next generation, and you had me at looking forward instead of backwards, not doom and gloom, but how we can work together…

I tell my colleagues we had the great honor of the opening prayer today by Kevin Myers, who is one of my constituents in the great State of Georgia. I don't want to tell you about everything he has done. I want to tell you a little bit…

We have talked about a lot this week. There has been a lot going on in Congress. We haven't gotten to spend much time recognizing that yesterday was Constitution Day, September 17, celebrating that summer in 1787 where they worked all…

I come often to this floor to talk about community and service and the notion that, if we work to put a little less emphasis on figuring out how to control people from Washington, D.C., and a little more emphasis on trying to serve one…

I thank my friend on the Committee on Rules for yielding and appreciate what he is doing down here today. Mr. Speaker, you serve on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, as I do; you know how important it is that we get to…

I would rather have the Federal Government be predictably good than sporadically great.

At this time it is my great pleasure to yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Foxx), the vice chairman of the Rules Committee.

At this time, it is my great pleasure to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Young), a member of the Ways and Means Committee.

At this time, it is my great pleasure to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Huelskamp), a member of the class of 2010, and a public servant.

This is House Resolution 231 down here today. I have got a copy right here. It has been so long since the Reading Clerk read this to us that folks may have forgotten. This represents a lot of what I would argue is best about this…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 231 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 231 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 Massachusetts (Ms. Clark).

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, can I inquire how much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 3\1/4\ minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Georgia has…

I would advise my friend from Massachusetts I do not have any further speakers remaining, and I would inquire if he has any further speakers remaining. Mr. McGOVERN. I do, Mr. Speaker.

I claim the 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 reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time to close. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to insert the text of my amendment in the Record along with extraneous materials immediately…

One of the things I love about this institution is the passion with which folks come to the floor of this House, and so often that passion is directed at improving the services for those who have served us. My friend from Florida is…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 223 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 223 Resolved, That (a) at any time after adoption of this resolution the…

I enjoy serving on the Budget Committee with my friend from Kentucky. The budget is that first step of any accounting process for the year, and my friend is absolutely right. If we could have, we would have passed that budget conference…

I know the Speaker is constrained to just ruling on parliamentary issues. I have no such constraint here. I can opine on the budget process itself. And I would say to my friend that I share her frustration. I absolutely do. I have been in…

If Members were listening to the Reading Clerk read this rule, we got into some housekeeping issues at the end. We have got a district workweek coming up next week. We needed to give the Speaker some authorities to continue to conduct the…