Rob Woodall

At this time, it is my great pleasure to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Cole), a member of both the Rules Committee and the House Budget Committee. (Mr. COLE asked and was given permission to revise and extend his…

It is budget week. I have been trying to contain my smile all week long. I have the great pleasure of sitting on both the Budget Committee and the Rules Committee here in this House. The rule that we have before us today, House Resolution…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 544 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 544 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the…

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. 546 Resolved, That the following named Members be, and are hereby…

I come to the House floor today, actually, with three of my constituents from Lawrenceville--Keeran and Hailey and Ashley--because this is budget week. This is when we decide what our priorities are, and there is not going to be a man or a…

I seek time for debate. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Georgia is recognized.

I would say to my friend from Florida, Mr. Speaker, I, too, am prepared to close. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Florida has 5 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Georgia has 8 minutes remaining.

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to my friend 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…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 539 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 539 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…

This is a big day for me down here on the House floor. I don't know if you were catching every word of the rule as it was being read, but what you've got here in a nutshell, Mr. Speaker, is a rule that makes in order absolutely every…

It never surprises me how much I have in common with my friend from Florida. We come from very different parts of the world, Mr. Speaker. If you go to many events in this town, they will generally have a Southeastern State section and a…

I thank my friend from Rhode Island for bringing the amendment. He and I were elected in the same class together just 3 years ago, and I think we have been able to work together to make a difference in the short time that we have been…

I thank the chairman for yielding. Madam Chair, this is often characterized as a Western issue, and it is not a Western issue. The water wars that go on in the West are certainly a special type of battle; but this is an American issue in…

You know, back home, folks don't think we find areas of agreement. I have only been on the floor for about 20 minutes this morning, and I have already found areas of agreement with my colleague from California. You can't just walk the walk…

I thank my friend from Oklahoma for yielding, Mr. Chairman, and I appreciate his leadership on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee. He has only been in this institution for 3 years, but he brought with him, when he came, a heart…

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

At this time, I yield 10 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Collins), a freshman Member, a young Member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, in support of this legislation.

I would ask my colleague from Colorado if he has any speakers remaining.

You have heard me say it before, it makes me so happy to be a member of the Rules Committee because our entire resolution gets read down here. The entire Rules resolution gets read, and by golly, Mr. Speaker, if you are not proud of what…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 487 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 487 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

I would mention to my friend from New York that if she has no further requests for time, I am prepared to close.

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 478 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 478 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

H. Res. 478 provides a closed rule for the consideration of S. 540. Now, if you heard the Clerk read S. 540, you might not have understood why we were here today. He read it exactly as it is drafted in the title, but we are here today to…

I thank the gentleman. And again, I thank the gentlelady from New York as well. Mr. Speaker, we don't have these opportunities very often. I would posit to my colleagues that if really the right answer is to pass clean debt ceilings…

I am one of those Members the gentlelady from New York referenced, one of those Members who voted in favor of an appropriations bill that funds the government for this year. In fact, I have voted for the House-passed budget and the…