Rob Woodall

I thank the gentleman for his words. Mr. Speaker, at this time it's my great pleasure to yield to the gentleman from California, the chairman of the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, Mr. Herger.

I thank the gentleman for his words about Dr. Jay Pierson. At this time, it's my great pleasure, Mr. Speaker, to yield to the gentlelady from Illinois (Mrs. Biggert), a distinguished public servant.

I thank the gentlelady. Mr. Speaker, at this time, it's my great pleasure to yield to a friend and mentor, the gentleman from the great State of Georgia, Dr. Tom Price.

I thank my friend from Georgia. Mr. Speaker, at this time, it's my great pleasure to yield to a colleague on the Rules Committee, the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Bishop).

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, at this time, it's my pleasure to yield to a friend and colleague, the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. King).

I thank the gentleman from Iowa. At this time, it's my privilege to yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Olson).

At this time, it's my great pleasure to yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Thompson).

I know there are so many Members who could not be here tonight and wanted to be here. So I'd like to ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous…

So often in this town, they say, Everything has been said, but not everyone has said it. That's not the case here with Member after Member after Member talking about Dr. Jay Pierson. The gentleman from California had it right: everybody on…

I appreciate my colleagues for their take on where we are, and I wanted to offer kind of an alternative view on that. And it's not an alternative view in that it is one that's not commonly shared. It's a bipartisan view. But we hadn't…

I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding. He will be our chairman next year, and I'm looking forward to his leadership. We are kind of setting the tone for what's going to happen next year. I said all through the fall, Mr. Speaker…

So, as the gentlelady from New York was talking about some of these important pieces of legislation coming to the floor, you're saying, if the House appoints conferees and if the Senate appoints conferees, we can get together and bring…

I thank the gentleman from Texas. This is exactly the kind of deliberative House that I came to be a part of just 2 short years ago. We have the ability to get these things done in the next few days. I reject the idea that I read over and…

I appreciate the words of my colleague from Georgia. He was the president of this freshman class that the American people elected in 2010, about 99 new Members, mostly Republicans, but Democrats as well. It was one of the largest freshman…

I appreciate the hour, and I appreciate you being here with us this afternoon. You know, it seems like just yesterday to me that you and I showed up here on Capitol Hill. It was that giant freshman class of 2010, and golly we came to do…

Before my colleague from Virginia leaves the floor, I plan to spend most of my hour disagreeing with most of what he spent his last hour on, but what he said at the very end is just so accurate and so infrequently said here on Capitol…

I appreciate you coming in tonight and allowing me to have the time. I'm going to get a little outside of my comfort zone tonight, Mr. Speaker. You talk about the 20 months you and I have been on the job here in this body. We've talked a…

I appreciate the time. You know, you and I, Madam Speaker, are freshmen in this House. And I've a learned a few things about coming down to the floor from watching my colleagues, about how to make a good impression. You know, everybody's…

I appreciate my colleague for his words. A lot of folks, Mr. Speaker, have the burden of working with folks whose motives they question. I have the great benefit of working on the Rules Committee with a team of folks whose motives I…

I'd say to my friend from Florida that I have no further speakers remaining.

Reclaiming my time, I have had no prouder moment than our debate on H.R. 1--no prouder moment. Though I will say to the gentleman, as the gentleman knows quite well, it is frustrating that we can't do the business today. We tried. As the…

I'd say that I regret I'm not high enough up the chain to know all the strategic decisions, but I will tell you that the bill that came out of the Senate is a sad 2-year bill that provides absolutely no certainty to any of the farmers in…

I'm grateful to my friend for yielding. I'd say to the gentleman, I think we would be here until 5 a.m. yet again. But our experience, as was our experience on H.R. 1, is time and time again we do the people's work here and the Senate…

House Resolution 778 is a closed rule for the consideration of two bills, H.R. 6365, which is the National Security and Job Protection Act, and H.J. Res. 117, which is the Continuing Appropriations Resolution for FY13. Mr. Speaker, I'm a…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 778 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 778 Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order…