Rob Woodall

I thank my friend from Texas not just for the time, but for the work he is doing to try to fund the responsibilities of the government. I have been in this institution for 4 years, Madam Speaker, and I have grown to love this institution…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 246, noes 168, present 1, not voting 17, as follows…

I have lots of agreement with my friend from Florida. I always do. I am always a little surprised by how much I agree with him when he comes down here to talk, but we do need to unstick this place. We are talking about two issues today…

There is a lot going on in this rule today, a lot to be proud of. I would like to start by thanking the folks on the Parliamentarian staff and Mr. Steve Cote on the Rules Committee. Folks don't pay a lot of attention to what goes on down…

I am prepared to yield back my time when my friend is. As soon as we pass this resolution, it will be in order to bring up any additional funding bills that come before the House today, but I cannot yield during this debate. The SPEAKER…

I have not had an opportunity to meet the gentlewoman from Michigan, but because I serve on the Rules Committee, I have had an opportunity to see all of the amendments that she has submitted for this bill. I know one of those amendments…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Hastings), my friend, pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is…

If I understood my friend, he is asking that we bring up a bill that will fund what it is the court said would be illegal to fund. I cannot yield for that kind of request. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Georgia does not yield…

I continue to yield for the purpose of debate only. If we can pass this rule, this rule makes in order the immediate consideration with the same-day authority of any funding bills that come before this House. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 121 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 121 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

I appreciate the time. I would like to begin by yielding to my friend from the Georgia delegation, Mr. Loudermilk. Paying Tribute to Timothy F. Johnson

I thank the vice chairman of the Budget Committee. Mr. Speaker, people think these things happen in a vacuum. They don't. They happen because folks like Mr. Rokita take time away from their family and away from their constituents back home…

I thank my friend from Georgia. This is a country that is about individuals. It is about individual leadership, and it is about individual opportunity. The story you tell of Tim and the impact that he had on people's lives is going to be…

To say to the gentleman from Texas, my heart sits where his hearts sits--with American workers and American products. We build the best products in the world. There is absolutely no reason not to purchase the best products in the world to…

I was just reading an article from the AP, which is doing a fact check on whether or not a conversation about the Department of Homeland Security is a fair and honest conversation. They say, in reality, most people will see little change…

At this time I would like to take the gentleman from Florida's advice and yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Harris), an expert on the appropriations process.

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 100 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 100 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Hastings), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for the…

To thank my friend for his well wishes and to tell him I am sympathetic to the hamster wheel scenario that he describes. I don't particularly enjoy these opening weeks of a new Congress, Mr. Speaker, because committees haven't gotten…

I have got a heavy heart because I feel like, in just the short time you and I have been in this body, we have seen the same story play out more than once. You would like to think that we would all learn from our mistakes in this body. In…

I appreciate my colleague from Illinois yielding to me. If Phil Crane were sitting here on the front row tonight, he wouldn't have any idea who I am, but when you do great things, you don't ever know who those efforts, who that toiling…

I want you to hear that. We had a chance here. Republicans run this show. If we wanted to just jam something through, we could, but, when we talk about energy independence, we are not talking about Republicans and Democrats. We are talking…

I appreciate the recognition. I appreciate you staying with me into the evening tonight. I wish I could tell you I was bringing you good news, but I am bringing you some bad news. It is bad news that you have already heard. I have the most…

You may not know, Madam Speaker, but my friend from Nebraska is the author of the Northern Route Approval Act. It is one of those bills that passed here with a bipartisan majority, and it is in this package. It is in this underlying…

I thank my friend from Nebraska. We are all Bulldogs in Georgia, even those folks who went to the trade school in downtown Atlanta known as Georgia Tech. We are Bulldogs at heart. I want to thank you for leading this hour tonight because…