I am going to ask the good doctor to close us today. I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I have great affection for my friends on the other side of the aisle, but…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 579 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 579 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

I would inquire of my friend from Massachusetts if he has any further speakers remaining. Mr. McGOVERN. Right now, just me.

I appreciate the time. At 1:00 today, back home in Georgia, we are going to lay to rest Reva Mae Jennings. Reva Jennings is an institution in my part of the world, Mr. Speaker. This photo here, you can see, is in the midst of a parade. She…

I confess to you, I usually use the time that the Reading Clerk is reading the rule to collect my thoughts and think about what the bill is before us today and how I am going to try to persuade my colleagues to vote ``yes.'' But we only…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 546 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 546 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

To not just celebrate the successes that we are having today, but to associate myself with my colleagues who say the next round of hard work begins tomorrow. There is a reason that we have the funding pay-fors that we have in this bill. It…

We have talked about how much work has gone into this bill--not days, not weeks, not months, but even years in trying to get here. I want to say what I said when I began, which is, when Democrats controlled every single lever of…

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

To say I think my friend from Nevada missed one of those great successes that she had--I will call it the Rodney Davis-Dina Titus amendment--to make sure that localities have even more control over their spending decisions. It is one of…

Everyone has gone back to their offices but you and me, and I appreciate you sticking around to get this hour in. It is not going to be an exciting hour. Ordinarily, I bring down charts and graphs and try to share something in a visual way…

I send to the desk a privileged concurrent resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the concurrent resolution, as follows: H. Con. Res. 92 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That…