Rob Woodall

Reclaiming my time, my friend is exactly right. Of all of the multiple efforts that we did last year that were all rejected by the other side, we have not recreated those efforts again this year. He's exactly right. What we have done…

I believe the gentleman has much more time. I will be happy to reserve the balance of my time, though, and allow my friend to control. Mr. McGOVERN. I yield 2 minutes to the gentlelady from New York (Ms. Slaughter).

I thank my friend from Massachusetts because he's highlighting exactly what our challenges are and exactly why it's so important that we pass both the rule and H.R. 444 today. He went through item after item after item that have absolutely…

To read from the President's inaugural address. It took place just outside our backdoor here. He said: We must make the hard choices to reduce the cost of health care and the size of our deficit. He didn't say we should make the easy…

I would be happy to yield to the gentleman from Massachusetts. Mr. McGOVERN. This is the 113th Congress. We haven't done one thing to solve this fiscal crisis that's looming on March 1st. This is the 113th. Under the Constitution, when a…

There's a reason that we're spending so much time talking about things other than the underlying bill, other than the rule. The reason is because the rule is a good rule, and the bill is a good bill. We can use this time for the political…

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

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. I yield myself such time as I may consume. We all want to make sure that our children are protected, but embracing a sequester that cuts things like Head Start, that's no way to protect our…

I thank my chairman for yielding. I used to come to this podium, Mr. Speaker, and say I'm just a House freshman, but this is what I think about things. I'm now a House sophomore. It's been 2 years and 1 month since I arrived here; and if…

I thank my chairman for the additional time. There is a sense out there in this country that folks in Washington, D.C., just want to argue about things, that they don't want to solve anything at all. You all made absolutely accurate…

I thank my chairman for yielding me the time. I came down here to talk about tax policy and my support for the rule, Mr. Speaker; but I've got to tell you, when folks back home ask me what's wrong with this place, I'm going to start…

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, at this time, it is my great pleasure to yield to our chairman of the Budget Committee, my good friend Paul Ryan.

I thank the chairwoman. I could see Mr. Pierson reaching out for his beloved Jefferson Manual as she was going through those words. At this time, Mr. Speaker, it's my great pleasure to yield to the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Bachus), the…

I thank the gentleman from California. Mr. Speaker, at this time, it's my great pleasure to yield to my friend from Alabama (Mr. Aderholt).

I thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I hope 60 minutes will be enough because we're here tonight to honor one of the great servants of this institution, Jay Pierson, who has dedicated the last 34 years to the service of us, particularly on this…

I thank the chairman. I would like to yield to the minority leader, the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer).

I thank the chairman. At this time, it is my great pleasure to yield to one of my Rules Committee colleagues, the gentleman from Florida, Alcee Hastings.

I thank the gentleman. At this time, it's my great pleasure to yield to the Judiciary Committee chairman, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Smith).

I thank the gentleman. At this time, Mr. Speaker, it's my great pleasure to yield to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Petri).

I thank the gentleman. At this time, Mr. Speaker, it's my great pleasure to yield to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Upton), the chairman of the Commerce Committee.

I very much thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, at this time it's my great pleasure to yield to the new secretary of the Republican Conference, the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Foxx).

I thank the gentlelady for her words. Mr. Speaker, at this time it's my great pleasure to yield to the gentlelady from Florida, Chairwoman Ros-Lehtinen.

I thank the chairman, Mr. Speaker. At this time it's my great pleasure to yield to a cardinal on the Appropriations Committee, my good friend from Georgia (Mr. Kingston).

I thank the gentleman for his words. At this time it's my great pleasure to yield to my friend from Texas (Mr. Gohmert).

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, at this time it's my great pleasure to yield to my friend from North Carolina (Mr. Jones).