Rob Woodall

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 355 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 355 Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order…

At this time, it gives me great pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Louisiana, Dr. Boustany.

I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Georgia? There was no objection.

I thank you, Mr. Speaker. For the purpose of debate only, I would like to yield the customary 30 minutes to my friend from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this…

I'm confused about whether time is running out or about whether we're moving too quickly here today, but to clarify that, I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to my friend from the Rules Committee, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Nugent).

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, it was 224 years ago that the Constitutional Convention was wrapping up that summer in 1787. Ben Franklin walked out of the front door and a woman asked him, ``What did you create?''…

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, once again I stand in strong opposition to this closed rule and to the underlying bill. It's time for a grown-up moment, Mr…

I don't, though I do have the bill's sponsor here to answer any questions you all might have. Mr. McGOVERN. He didn't answer any of them last night; so I'm not sure whether we will get many answers here today. I yield 1 minute to the…

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time. Does the gentleman have additional speakers?

I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to a gentleman who held a very persuasive Special Order on this topic last night, the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Franks).

I came to the House floor today to talk about the big deal. Every time I open up a newspaper, Mr. Speaker, this week it's been talking about the big deal, the big deal that's going on at the White House. I want to set the record straight…

I thank the gentleman. I rise today as a member of the Rules Committee. Mr. Speaker, for folks who don't follow exactly what the Rules Committee does, the Rules Committee is that committee that is the very last committee to touch any piece…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 23, line 4, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $200,000)''. Page 62, line 2, after the dollar amount, insert…

I realize $200,000 doesn't seem like a lot of money as we talk about millions and billions and then on to trillions. But, Mr. Chairman, when I got this press release from the Department of Energy dated May 24, 2011, it read this: The U.S…

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Georgia will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Courtney

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 6, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $4,900,000)''. Page 62, line 2, after the dollar amount, insert…

I appreciate the work you've done on this bill. This appropriation, this $4.9 million isn't about doing the science. You won't see me down here attacking dollars for the science. But as the gentleman knows, this is about the maintenance…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My amendment moves to strike from the operation and maintenance account all dollars for global warming project planning. I know the committee put a lot of effort into this particular section of the bill, plussing…

I turned in a copy at the desk, and I regret that the ranking member didn't get one earlier. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Georgia is recognized for 5 minutes.

I thank my friend from Texas for yielding. We do have the great pleasure of serving on the Rules Committee together, though serving on the Rules Committee can be a benefit and a burden because historically there's been kind of a…

I came down to the floor today to talk about the fiscal crisis that we're having in America. There are those when I open the front page of the paper, Mr. Speaker, and I read the headline, it talks about having a debt limit vote crisis in…

I want to associate myself with my colleagues who say it's much too late. It is much too late. I wish we'd had that opportunity to have this conversation before hostilities began. I am new to this body, Mr. Speaker, and perhaps my…

To say I absolutely agree with the gentlelady. This is no place for politics. And that's why, as Mr. Kucinich has led this effort time after time after time, he's had tremendous support from the Republican side of the aisle. This is not…

I am pleased to yield 5 minutes to the chairman of the Rules Committee, the gentleman from California (Mr. Dreier). (Mr. DREIER asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Foxx).