Rob Woodall

And I thank the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Perlmutter), my friend, for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. We had to hustle over here today, Mr. Speaker. You were already here, and I appreciate your timely beginning of the House, but…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I am enjoying listening to the partnership conversation. I want to come from a different perspective, though. I want to talk about the partisanship conversation. When I was 6 years old and Senator…

And thank my friend from California for yielding me the time. I want to tell a different story, Mr. Speaker. You and I haven't gotten a chance to work together down here when I have really gotten to come down here and really sell these…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on ordering the previous question will be followed by 5- minute votes on: Adoption of the…

I told you this was a bipartisan piece of legislation. It has 253 bipartisan cosponsors. It is authored by a Democrat from Wisconsin, a great Member, Mr. Kind, and it makes a real difference to so many Americans. I can't explain it as well…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 228, nays 198, not voting 4, as follows: [Roll No. 616]…

I appreciate you making some time in the day today. It is not very often that one of us gets named the very best in our field. Such a recognition is very powerful. And today, Mr. Speaker, you can't see it from where you are standing, but I…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 227, nays 195, not voting 9, as follows: [Roll No…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of adoption of the…

It says: Upon adoption of this resolution, the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Oversight and Reform, Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence shall suspend pursuing matters…

Given that I did not hear either an ``amen'' or ``attaboy,'' I am thinking of saying it one more time in hopes that the response is different.

I thank my friend from Colorado (Mr. Perlmutter) for yielding me the time. I don't want to take up too much time, because I know we have the chairwoman here. And as the gentleman from Colorado pointed out, she is one of the most studied…

The amendment is going to prioritize the work that we all know America wants us to do. I went through some of those items earlier: work for the chronically ill, for our seniors; folks struggling with prescription medications; folks who…

I thank the gentleman from California (Mr. DeSaulnier), my friend, for yielding me the time today. Ordinarily, Mr. Speaker, what folks decide they are going to highlight on the House floor are all of our disagreements. In fact, the 1…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 228, nays 190, not voting 14, as follows: [Roll No. 559]…

If the gentleman from California is going to start quoting Lincoln, I am going to have to bring out some Franklin. I remember in the summer of 1787, as folks were taking a break, it had been hard and they were worried they weren't going to…

I know my friend from Maine to be an eloquent speaker. I thought that was classic Morelle there. It sounded exactly like what I would have expected my friend to say. As you would imagine, Mr. Speaker, I don't disagree with Senator Collins…

I am prepared to close, and I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, it pleases me to see you in the chair. It has been a Northwestern day so far, but the State of Washington has a proud tradition on the Rules Committee. A lot…

We have subject matter experts and almost everything in this institution, Mr. Speaker, and I would like to yield to one of our passionate advocates and experts on this issue. I yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from Missouri (Mrs. Wagner).

I thank the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Wenstrup) for yielding the time. I listened to what my friend just came to the well to say, and it sounds as if we are not working on a nonbinding House Resolution today. It sounds as if we are working…

The Court's role has been overblown in recent years, and I blame the Congress for many of those failures.

While my friend from Texas is sometimes known for running over the gavel at the end of her comments, it is only because it comes from the heart. When I think about Members in this institution who are unhampered by a lack of passion, I…

How much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Georgia has 4\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Maryland has 30 seconds remaining.

You have heard a lot about the controversial citizenship question in the Census. Whether or not it should be controversial is a different issue altogether.

May I ask how much time is remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Georgia has 7\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Maryland has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.