You made that argument earlier, and I am going to reclaim my time. I have gone to the Mr. Frank School of Floor Management and learned well. Mr. Speaker, here was the opportunity for the majority to say, ``We are going to focus in on this…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, this bill comes in at a svelte $54 billion of a budget bust, and I found it ironic that the chairman of the committee and the former chairman of the committee have talked about…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. I found the gentleman from New Jersey's logic dizzying. It took 43 American Presidents, from George Washington to George W. Bush, for us to accumulate $5 trillion in debt. This Congress and…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, not long ago, I was briefed by an official on Iran's provocative action, and he gave a challenge in that briefing. He said, Print out on your computer a red line. Print a big, thick, red…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, this is a fine bill, and on face value there are some good elements to the bill. Let me give you a kind of behind-the-curtain look, though, at what could have been. There was an amendment…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. During the markup on this bill, Mr. Rangel of New York was very magnanimous in his concern for our emotional well-being on our side of the aisle. And he said that no matter how sincere they are in their…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, just because it's historic doesn't mean it's good. I think we've got to be reminded of that. I think back to history for something that actually was good, and that was when Alexander…

It is a crushing thought, actually. Here is the misfortune of this; that there is, in this time in our country, really an understanding that health care does cost too much, and everybody who needs access doesn't have access, and…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I just want to reflect back for a minute and think about a couple of football seasons ago. Remember when the New England Patriots were having just an unbelievable season, just unbelievable, winning game…

I have a lot of ideas, but my sense is you've got something on the top of your mind. What is that?

Madam Speaker, I am not from the Bronx, but I am familiar with the phrase ``the gig is up.'' I'm from Chicago, and in Chicago they call it a hustle, and I think that is exactly what this bill is. I want to highlight something that was…