At this time, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Ryan), chairman of the Budget Committee.

I would say to my friend from California that I do not have any further speakers remaining. I am prepared to close.

I do not yield for that purpose. All time yielded is for the purpose of debate only. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Georgia does not yield for that request.

At this time, it is my great pleasure to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Sessions), the chairman of the House Rules Committee.

This is a big day for me down here on the House floor. I don't know if you were catching every word of the rule as it was being read, but what you've got here in a nutshell, Mr. Speaker, is a rule that makes in order absolutely every…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to my friend from Florida (Mr. Hastings), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for the…

I would say to my friend from Florida, Mr. Speaker, I, too, am prepared to close. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Florida has 5 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Georgia has 8 minutes remaining.

I thank my friend from Rhode Island for bringing the amendment. He and I were elected in the same class together just 3 years ago, and I think we have been able to work together to make a difference in the short time that we have been…

It never surprises me how much I have in common with my friend from Florida. We come from very different parts of the world, Mr. Speaker. If you go to many events in this town, they will generally have a Southeastern State section and a…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 539 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 539 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…

I thank the chairman for yielding. Madam Chair, this is often characterized as a Western issue, and it is not a Western issue. The water wars that go on in the West are certainly a special type of battle; but this is an American issue in…

You know, back home, folks don't think we find areas of agreement. I have only been on the floor for about 20 minutes this morning, and I have already found areas of agreement with my colleague from California. You can't just walk the walk…