I am prepared to close, and I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, it pleases me to see you in the chair. It has been a Northwestern day so far, but the State of Washington has a proud tradition on the Rules Committee. A lot…

We have subject matter experts and almost everything in this institution, Mr. Speaker, and I would like to yield to one of our passionate advocates and experts on this issue. I yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from Missouri (Mrs. Wagner).

I thank the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Wenstrup) for yielding the time. I listened to what my friend just came to the well to say, and it sounds as if we are not working on a nonbinding House Resolution today. It sounds as if we are working…

Reclaiming my time, I thank my friend from Texas. I think that is a welcome invitation. Mr. Speaker, thinking about the policies before us today, if we defeat the previous question, I will amend the rule to bring H.R. 3965 to the floor…

You have heard a lot about the controversial citizenship question in the Census. Whether or not it should be controversial is a different issue altogether.

Reclaiming my time. Mr. Speaker, does the gentleman remember when Joe Wilson apologized, which is more than what my friend from Massachusetts has done when the House has condemned him from the Chair today? I remember when my friend Mr…

While my friend from Texas is sometimes known for running over the gavel at the end of her comments, it is only because it comes from the heart. When I think about Members in this institution who are unhampered by a lack of passion, I…

How much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Georgia has 4\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Maryland has 30 seconds remaining.

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 the adoption of…

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 233, nays 190, not voting 9, as follows: [Roll No. 479]…

May I ask how much time is remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Georgia has 7\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Maryland has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Was the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Olson) consulted as we tried to draft this language that is before us today? I yield to the gentleman.