Rob Woodall

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the ranking member of the Rules Committee, the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration…

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Vermont (Mr. Welch).

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 918 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 918 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

I am excited to be down here with my friend from Massachusetts today, Mr. Speaker. You heard the Reading Clerk work her way through this rule. It is a big one today, and it is a big one because we have got a lot to talk about today. I am…

I appreciate the words of my friend from Vermont. He is absolutely right. Fiscal conservatives, as a rule, are out there trying to save money. Occasionally, we find ourselves in those spaces where we end up being penny wise and pound…

Will the gentleman yield? Mr. McGOVERN. It is an inquiry. I don't want to take it on my time.

I would be happy to answer the inquiry, or we could just leave it as an inquiry. Mr. McGOVERN. As long as it doesn't come out of my time.

Will the gentleman yield? Mr. McGOVERN. I would be happy to yield to the gentleman from Georgia, but it is not coming out of my time.

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, can I inquire of the gentleman from Georgia: Do you have any speakers over there or anybody who wants to talk about this bill? Because we have a ton, and we just want to----

My colleague has gone through some really challenging times in her community, and this Chamber has stood with her in those times. She has been a great advocate for her community in the face of some really extraordinary disasters. We can…

May I inquire how much time is remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Georgia has 3\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Alabama (Ms. Sewell).

We do have additional speakers remaining, and, of course, if we make this rule in order, if we pass this rule, we will have 31 different amendments and speakers coming down on each one of those as well. Mr. McGOVERN. Reclaiming my time, I…

I would advise my friend I am prepared to close when he is. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I have to give credit where credit is due. This majority can't balance a budget; they can't even…

I think that the gentlewoman from Illinois speaks on behalf of a lot of Members in this Chamber. Nobody wants to see a trade war. Nobody is advantaged by a trade war. I think so many of the provisions that are in this underlying bill, Mr…

The farm bill is a little different this year than what we have seen in years past. We would ordinarily have more bipartisan support here on the floor. We got sideways on a couple of issues early on in the process, but the arguments that…

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 217, nays 188, answered ``present'' 2, not voting 20, as…

To associate myself with the gentleman from Florida in his commitment to public service. He is a relatively new Member to this Chamber, but he has been fighting for his constituents since he arrived, and I admire him for that. There are…

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. The gentlewoman from Wisconsin (Ms. Moore) talked about how we are literally taking the food away from children. I want to make it…

Georgia is a rural State, like so many jurisdictions represented in this Chamber. Sometimes you have a big city in one part of the State and the rest of the State is rural. The conversations we have in Georgia are often not Republicans…

I will not yield again to my friend. I am going to close. I take umbrage at the fact that we would have an opportunity to use each other's time, and you would use it to continue to say I mischaracterized, that we would have an opportunity…

I claim time in opposition to the point of order and in favor of consideration of the resolution. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Georgia is recognized for 10 minutes.

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 891 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 891 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

By direction of the House Republican Conference, I offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 897 Resolved, That the following named Members be, and are hereby…

Could I inquire how much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Georgia has 5 minutes remaining.