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. The vote…

To say to my colleague from Massachusetts, I always look for those areas of agreement because I know that we have some. I had a tough time finding those areas of agreement in that particular presentation, but when you got to your…

To end where I began, and that is in agreement with my colleague. He says we should be the wind at the back of small business. Nothing could be truer. Nothing could be more true. I don't believe that presiding over the largest regulatory…

To say I agree with the gentleman. I agree with the gentleman that we must move jobs legislation out of this U.S. House of Representatives, on to the United States Senate and on to the White House. This is a budget reform bill that, as the…

It's the Tax Code that brings me down to the House floor today. You know, if you care about special interest tax breaks in this town, there is only one bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that eliminates every single special interest…

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: Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the Speaker may…

For the purpose of debate only, I 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 resolution, all time yielded is for the…

We have no speakers remaining. Mr. McGOVERN. Then I will close for our side. {time} 1310 Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. I will agree with my colleague on the Rules Committee that what is before us today is a small…

This is another one of those commonsense reforms that I'm so proud that this Budget Committee has brought to the floor, time and time again, and will continue throughout the spring. When I get back home, Mr. Speaker, folks say, Rob, why…

At this time, just for the sake of clarity for the American people, I'd like to yield 2 minutes again to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Culberson).

I yield myself such time as I may consume. I just want to begin by thanking the folks on the Budget Committee who made it possible to bring this bill to the floor tonight: Nicole Foltz, Jon Burks, Paul Restuccia, Jon Romito, and on my…

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I thank the chairman for yielding to me. I reserve the balance of my time.