I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Georgia will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Courtney

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 6, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $4,900,000)''. Page 62, line 2, after the dollar amount, insert…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 23, line 4, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $200,000)''. Page 62, line 2, after the dollar amount, insert…

I appreciate the work you've done on this bill. This appropriation, this $4.9 million isn't about doing the science. You won't see me down here attacking dollars for the science. But as the gentleman knows, this is about the maintenance…

I turned in a copy at the desk, and I regret that the ranking member didn't get one earlier. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Georgia is recognized for 5 minutes.

I thank my friend from Texas for yielding. We do have the great pleasure of serving on the Rules Committee together, though serving on the Rules Committee can be a benefit and a burden because historically there's been kind of a…

I came down to the floor today to talk about the fiscal crisis that we're having in America. There are those when I open the front page of the paper, Mr. Speaker, and I read the headline, it talks about having a debt limit vote crisis in…

At this time I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to a gentleman who has great reverence for the United States Constitution, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Paul).

House Resolution 328 provides a closed rule for consideration of H.R. 2278 and H.J. Res. 68. The rule provides a total of 3 hours of debate in this Chamber on this vitally important issue of U.S. military operations in Libya. The rule also…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentlelady from New York (Ms. Slaughter), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for the…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 328 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 328 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

I am pleased to yield 5 minutes to the chairman of the Rules Committee, the gentleman from California (Mr. Dreier). (Mr. DREIER asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)