Rob Woodall

I think folks are going to have a tough time containing their emotions today. We met in the House Rules Committee at 8 a.m. this morning, and folks already had fuses that were running short. I agree with my friend from Massachusetts…

The gentleman has mischaracterized my statement. Will the gentleman yield? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Massachusetts has the time. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I would like us to make sure we provide resources to the border…

The past of this country was based on robust immigration, the future of this country is based on robust immigration.

I have the honor of hosting the guest chaplain today, and I believe you were feeling his words that we are all going to be held to account at the end, as you recall, in that vote series there. Those are powerful words, and it is not just…

I thank my friend on the Rules Committee for yielding. I love coming down to the House floor during Rules Committee time, Mr. Speaker. It is kind of a one-on-one relationship we have with the gentleman in that chair. It is a one-on-one…

DACA protects families who came without a visa, but it does nothing for families that came here legally with a visa.

I know my friend from Oregon, when he talked about rotten politics and those motivations, wasn't talking about me. I know that he was not. If he had been, we would have taken that conversation a different direction. I know that he was not…

I would have said in the realm of common sense that the authorizing committee should be allowed to authorize. I would have said the realm of common sense would have been that, if we have a committee that is functioning, we should allow…

If you had granted me more than 5 minutes, I would have spent much more of that time talking about how good it was to see you there in the chair, but you will just have to know I am feeling it here, even though I can't belabor that point…

How much time do I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Georgia has 1 minute remaining.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike section 193. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 445, the gentleman from Georgia (Mr…

Reserving the right to object, my friend on the Rules Committee has made a commitment this year, which he has been following through on, to try to bring order to an otherwise fairly chaotic process up there. This is clearly just a clerical…

I will close with the words from the chairman of the Rules Committee last week: I take a back seat to no one on this issue. We will deal with this issue. We will come up with something quick, and I look forward to working with you. We need…

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 231, nays 195, not voting 6, as follows: [Roll No. 357]…

For the purpose of a unanimous consent request, I yield to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Johnson).

For the purpose of a unanimous consent request, I yield to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Duncan).

I would just like to ask my friend if she would like to change her last statement.

I would advise my friend that I do not see any speakers remaining, and when the gentlewoman has exhausted her speakers, I will be prepared to close.

For the purpose of a unanimous consent request, I yield to my neighbor from the great State of Georgia (Mr. Hice).

At this time, I yield for the purpose of a unanimous consent request to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Cline).

We spent a great deal of time today talking about the humanitarian crisis on the border, and that is because, despite all of the very positive things that are in this bill that my friend from California has mentioned, what is not in this…

I know my colleague well, and I thoroughly enjoy working with her on the Rules Committee. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will suspend. Is the gentleman reserving the right----

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 232, noes 189, not voting 11, as follows: [Roll No. 265] AYES--232 Adams…

While we have many champions of life in this institution on both sides of the aisle, none is stronger than the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith). Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith), a tireless…

I thank my friend from California. I do not object. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the words are withdrawn. There was no objection.