I thank the gentleman for yielding time. I am in opposition to this amendment, Madam Chairman. The House Republican package that we have before us already represents the largest reduction in discretionary spending in the history of the…

Madam Chairman, I make a point of order against the amendment because it proposes to change existing law and constitutes legislation in an appropriation bill and therefore violates clause 2 of rule XXI, which states in pertinent part: an…

Madam Chairman, I reserve a point of order on the gentleman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR. A point of order is reserved. Pursuant to the order of the House of February 17, 2011, the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Schrader) and a Member opposed…

Madam Chair, I move that the Committee do now rise. The motion was agreed to. Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Westmoreland) having assumed the chair, Mrs. Capito, Acting Chair of the Committee of the Whole…

I'm in strong opposition to across-the-board cuts. We were elected to make choices. And on this bill we've made our choices, and we think we've done a fairly decent job of spreading the pain across the board. But to have an…

Before the gentleman yields back, Mr. Chairman, I think all of us understands how important it is that we finish this bill tonight. Therefore, the shorter we can make our speeches, the better off we all are. So we hope to ask each one of…

We bent over backwards to accommodate the gentleman, but this has gone beyond what we agreed to.

Madam Speaker, it is time to vote. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does the gentleman withdraw his reservation of the point of order?

I withdraw my reservation, Mr. Chairman. The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Massachusetts? There was no objection. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 2 additional minutes.

Now that we do have the UC in place, we intend to take up five amendments this evening, or this morning. There will not be recorded votes this evening. So Members that wish to would be able to leave, but we will debate five of the…

Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Louisiana will be postponed. Amendment No. 458 Offered by Mr. Frank of…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that during further consideration of H.R. 1 in the Committee of the Whole pursuant to House Resolution 92, no further amendment to the bill may be offered except: pro forma amendments offered at any…