By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 512 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 512 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…

To say that I can identify with the gentleman from Oregon's frustration. The frustration you see is not from a gentleman who does not have any power over the process. He is the ranking member of the Transportation and Infrastructure…

I don't fault my friend from Maryland for not yielding. He had very limited time. I remember the days of the magic minute. Those were better yielding days.

I remember when I ran for Congress 4\1/2\ years ago, I had this idea that because I had really good ideas and had the backing of 700,000 folks back home in the district who also had really good ideas that we were going to be able to come…

``Disgrace'' is a strong word from my friend; but I would say that, if there is disappointment in this institution, it is that the Ways and Means Committee, with the sole jurisdiction over funding transportation, has failed under both…

As a Rules Committee member--and it is called the powerful House Rules Committee for a reason--I am thrilled to see the parade of my Ways and Means colleagues on the House floor, who are saying that what Ways and Means doesn't get done we…

I find myself with a big smile on my face. I usually do when the Reading Clerk sits down. Even if I could dispense with the reading of the rule, I wouldn't do it. I wouldn't do it. Even if there were some days where I would be tempted to…

With this new order that we have here, we are going to have to work through it together, and it is not going to be easy. For the folks who think it is going to be easy, I would go ahead and turn your voting card in now and let somebody…

I appreciate my friend from Colorado working with me on this rule today. I appreciate all the folks on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure who made this possible, and the whole body that came in front of the Committee on…

May I inquire how much time remains on my side? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Georgia has 5\3/4\ minutes remaining.

I appreciate that. The gentleman is always generous. Mr. Speaker, while the minority whip was the majority leader of this institution, this House did a lot of big things--a lot of big things. But what they couldn't do--what they couldn't…

I would like to offer an amendment to the resolution. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: On page 2, line 11, insert after the period: ``The first reading of the Senate amendment shall…