House Resolution 778 is a closed rule for the consideration of two bills, H.R. 6365, which is the National Security and Job Protection Act, and H.J. Res. 117, which is the Continuing Appropriations Resolution for FY13. Mr. Speaker, I'm a…

I'm grateful to my friend for yielding. I'd say to the gentleman, I think we would be here until 5 a.m. yet again. But our experience, as was our experience on H.R. 1, is time and time again we do the people's work here and the Senate…

I'd say that I regret I'm not high enough up the chain to know all the strategic decisions, but I will tell you that the bill that came out of the Senate is a sad 2-year bill that provides absolutely no certainty to any of the farmers in…

Reclaiming my time, I have had no prouder moment than our debate on H.R. 1--no prouder moment. Though I will say to the gentleman, as the gentleman knows quite well, it is frustrating that we can't do the business today. We tried. As the…

I'd say to my friend from Florida that I have no further speakers remaining.

I would like to yield to my good friend from Virginia. Remembering the Fallen of the Chinook Helicopter Crash

I thank the chairman for yielding. I want to say to you, as I said to you in the Rules Committee yesterday, how much I appreciate your leadership on fundamental tax reform. I've been watching this body for 20 years, and I think some of the…

I thank the chairman. And I know that in the Ways and Means Committee you will always have a robust debate. As you know, I'm a big fan of the Fair Tax proposal. I thank my colleagues on the Democratic side of the aisle for mentioning it…

I thank the chairman. I appreciated my colleagues' chart down there of that path of two futures. There is no question that our future is in good hands with our chairman on the Ways and Means Committee.

I appreciate you being with us this afternoon and giving me the opportunity to come down here and talk about where we have been this week on Capitol Hill trying to find a pathway forward. Now, as with every decision we make, Mr. Speaker…

I thank my colleague from South Carolina for yielding me the time. I don't actually have the words for this debate, so I had to bring something with me, Madam Speaker. What I brought are the very words that President Obama spoke from right…

Standing right here in this Chamber 10 feet behind me this year, the President said this: We have an opportunity at this moment to bring manufacturing back, but we have to seize it. We should start with our Tax Code. Right now, companies…