I hope that the Speaker's intention is carried out, which will require, over the next 72 hours, hard work by Members and by staff and a willingness to understand that each side has some things it must have and each side has some things it…

I urge every one of my colleagues--there are not a lot of people on the floor, Mr. Speaker, but I hope they are watching on television--to understand that the basic responsibility that we have of ensuring the functioning of the government…

I thank the gentleman, and I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________

At the end of the week, President Trump will reach his 100th day in office. These first 100 days, unfortunately, have been defined by chaos, contradiction, and conflicts of interest, and he has broken campaign promise after campaign…

I thank the gentleman from Georgia for yielding, and I thank the chairman for bringing this resolution to the floor. Mr. Speaker, as I was sitting here listening to Congressman Johnson, I got so inspired that I just want to go out and jump…

I thank the gentleman for that information and comments. Frankly, I want to tell the majority leader, honestly, nobody on my side, maybe someplace else, but nobody on my side is wanting to shut down the government. We don't want to shut…

I thank the gentleman for that information. If I hear what the gentleman just said, my interpretation is that we don't expect anything next week, but that does not mean that we don't expect something in the future. Is that a correct…

I thank the gentleman for those comments. Does the gentleman contemplate the possibility of a short-term CR being necessary? Mr. Speaker, I yield to my friend. Mr. McCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding again. I was…

I rise for the purpose of inquiring of the majority leader the schedule for the week to come. I yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. McCarthy), my friend. (Mr. McCARTHY asked and was given permission to revise and extend his…

I thank the gentleman for that information. As the majority leader knows, after today we will have 8 legislative days left before the CR runs out on April 28. We will be gone, as the gentleman knows, for 2 weeks, or a few more days than…

Last week was an historic week in many respects. My Republican colleagues have indicated, for 6 years, they wanted to repeal the Affordable Care Act. They introduced a bill which really did not accomplish that objective, but it did…

I thank the gentleman. May I ask, do you know when the Rules Committee will meet, Mr. Majority Leader? I yield to the gentleman. Mr. McCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. The Rules Committee will meet tomorrow morning…