Going back to my friend from Florida's case that we have hardworking men and women here who haven't had a pay raise in 9 years, if we are a part of a body that perpetuates racism and hate, I don't want a single one of us to get a penny. I…

I would advise my friend from Florida that I do not have any speakers remaining and am prepared to close when he is. I reserve the balance of my time.

Reclaiming my time, I confess that I had no idea the Library of Congress was even in the subject change heading business. It wasn't until I read a press release from somebody talking about this issue that I even knew this issue existed…

Reclaiming my time, I am not suggesting anything of the kind. I am suggesting that the language that folks are describing as offensive says from the Congress to the Library of Congress, use the laws passed by Congress. If we don't like the…

I understand that my friend has great passion on this issue. What I love about this Chamber is that it allows people to come and express their passions. But I serve on the Rules Committee. The Rules Committee has original jurisdiction of…

I am slow to come to the floor because you can't compete with a Muhammad Ali commemorative Special Order. That is too much passion to follow. I just have little old legislative business on my mind. I am not talking about changing the…

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

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 767 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 767 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…

With that level of agreement, I am prepared to tell my friend I don't have any speakers remaining, and if he is prepared to close, we will get right to the underlying bill and exercise that enthusiasm. I reserve the balance of my time.

House Resolution 767 provides a structured rule for the consideration of three bills. You heard the reading Clerk read them, but I will read them again: H.R. 4775, Ozone Standards Implementation Act; H. Con. Res. 89, Expressing the Sense…

If my colleagues don't know, one is used to seeing the gentlewoman from North Carolina leading on the Education and the Workforce Committee. All day today, she has been leading on the Rules Committee--chairing those actions that are going…

When you serve on the Rules Committee, you spend a lot of time dealing in acrimony at least here on the floor. When you serve on the Rules Committee and your job is to get the business of the House accomplished, when we are not on the…