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On rollcall No. 38, I was unavoidably detained (the DeFazio Amendment No. 6). Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' Amendment No. 10 Offered by Mr. Holt The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote…
I represent the northeastern suburbs of Atlanta, but I voted in favor of a large farm bill today. We don't have too many farmers in our district, but we have folks who care about their children and their grandchildren and moving this…
We should absolutely have arguments on this floor about how much money should be spent on this program versus that program, whether or not we should authorize a new issue or do away with an old issue. Those are those things that divide us…
I confess to you that I went on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee--as all of my colleagues know, the Oversight and Government Reform Committee is responsible for doing all of the oversight over the executive branch--because I…
I thank my friend from South Carolina. I appreciate his making this time available. Mr. Speaker, truth be told, this is a leadership hour, so it tends to be Republicans down on the floor when it is a Republican leadership hour, and it…
I thank the gentlelady from New York. I appreciate her mentioning all of those things that we are working on together. The gentlelady is absolutely right: we had an opportunity in the Rules Committee last night to add to these bills that…
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 250, nays 147, answered ``present'' 2, not voting 33, as…
It is my great pleasure to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Messer).
In just one moment, I would be happy to yield to my friend from Maryland. We have here on the floor, Mr. Speaker, a rule, again, to bring bipartisan, bicameral agreements on the budget, bipartisan, bicameral agreements on Medicare…
I would be happy to yield to my friend from Massachusetts. Mr. McGOVERN. I guess my question to the gentleman is that, on December 28--I think it is indisputable--1.3 million people will lose their benefits. They have also had their SNAP…
I am sure that the gentlelady does not mean to suggest that there is meanness going on, I would ask the gentlelady.
Well, I would say to my friend suggesting anyone is skipping town is also not a good answer.
In just one moment, I will be happy to yield to my friend. Folks back home are so frustrated, Mr. Speaker. They know that we can argue with each other. They are absolutely convinced we can do that. We do that every single day. Today, we…
The gentleman knows, and it is so frustrating, Mr. Speaker, because, again, much, much to the surprise of the odds makers all across this country, we have got three provisions before us today on which Republicans and Democrats on the House…
I would say to my friend that we are very lopsided on time. If the gentlelady runs out later in the hour, I will be happy to yield to my friend. With that, I reserve the balance of my time.
To go back to the place I was earlier, and that is how one of the worst things we do in this institution is create fears in the minds of the American people. The gentlelady from California has a powerful voice. She is listened to, admired…
By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 438 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 438 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…
At this time, it is my great pleasure to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Oklahoma, Mr. Tom Cole, a member of the Rules Committee.
Reclaiming my time, I would say to my friend that I wouldn't want anyone to be confused who is listening to this debate that we can't find agreement on this in a bipartisan way. Why would folks come to that conclusion? Well, much has been…
To say that I think the gentleman characterized much of that exactly right, and his characterization of all we have to do to make his idea a bipartisan idea is to agree to do it his way--that is all we have to do--and that is not the way…
In reclaiming my time, I would say to my friend, who has incredible expertise on this issue, that, instead of being on this floor, impugning our committee's process or impugning my heart, the gentleman could be hard at work in creating a…
I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I am glad that our bipartisan, bicameral spirit lasted for the first 5 minutes of the debate. It was going to be too much to ask that it lasted much longer. I regret that. But I will…
As we are doing housekeeping here at the beginning, Mr. Speaker, I would also like to include a section-by-section analysis of provisions within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Rules in the Record. Mr. Speaker, I won't speak for my…
To say to my colleague that I very much appreciate her concern about the family members of veterans. So often, we craft a one-size-fits-all solution in this body, and if you want to care for your loved one at home, there is very little…
By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 403 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 403 =========================== NOTE =========================== November…
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