We raised an objection at the proper time and we got a vote. I understand that. I will tell you--and you know that--you look around the room, all of your Members are not here. And, like my Members, they are back on the road going to a…

I am moving to refer this resolution to the Committee on Ethics. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time, and I move the previous question on the motion. The previous question was ordered. The motion to refer was agreed to. A…

I have a motion at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Hoyer moves to refer the resolution to the Committee on Ethics. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Maryland is…

This weekend, the Republican leader, Mr. McCarthy, went on ``Face the Nation'' and said the following: ``It is unacceptable that 800,000 U.S. employees are not being paid.'' He didn't add, but he should have, that 440,000 of them are being…

The government is shut down. There is no excuse for that. But the President wants his way, and he has taken 800,000 people hostage, and the ransom he demands is his wall. {time} 1245 Nancy Pelosi has nothing to do with shutting down this…

Oh, no. I think there was an election, and he did raise that question. As I recall, that is why I am the majority leader and you are the minority whip.

I thank the gentleman for his observations. Of course, as the gentleman knows, we have and continue to be and are today even more so concerned about the fact that the President of the United States has taken hostage the Government of the…

We could go on and on, Mr. Speaker. The fact of the matter is the Senate sent us a bill to keep the government open. They passed it unanimously, under Republican leadership. The President said he would sign it. He changed his mind, and…

The gentleman has a different concept of negotiating than I do. If somebody takes somebody that I care about hostage and says now I want to negotiate with you, it is not a negotiation. That is a demand. That is a ``if you don't do it, I am…

the Government of the United States partially has been shut down. That is the issue here. We can have the debate that the gentleman just discussed--not a word about opening up the people's government, not a word about 800,000 people who…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. We have reversed positions, of course. For a number of years now I have had the privilege of having a colloquy with Mr. McCarthy who was then the majority leader. So Mr. Scalise has now undertaken my…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I think this is my first time in a long time of having a magic 1 minute, so I have some things to say. I was on the Appropriations Committee for 23 years. I came here in 1981. Between 1981 and 1995, we…

I thank the chairman of the Oversight and Reform Committee, Mr. Cummings, and I also thank Mr. Hurd, who, if he was in the leadership, this shutdown would not be happening, and if he were in the leadership, this bill would not be required…

I offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 22 Resolved, Whereas, Walter B. Jones, a Representative-elect from the Third District of the State of North…

I understand the angst continues. We all have that. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________

I think the Senate vote is still open. Is that accurate? Mr. McCARTHY. The Senate vote is still open. There is talk. We have our bill over there. I hope they take action. I hope they find that we can find compromise, and then we would all…

Well, I hope that can happen. We certainly, on this side-- I am sure on your side--hope that can happen as well so that we can get home to our families and celebrate Christmas. The gentleman does not expect any further votes after the…

The majority leader agreed to have a colloquy on the schedule. He has given us the schedule. Obviously, there are still a lot of questions, but I understand, and I appreciate the majority leader bringing us as much up to date as he can…

I rise for the purpose of inquiring of the majority leader the schedule to come. Mr. Speaker, let me just preface it: I know all of our Members are concerned. I know the majority leader, having spoken to him, is very concerned about what…

John Boehner brought a bill to open up the government and, sadly, only 78 Republicans would follow their leadership--Mr. Boehner, Mr. Cantor, Mr. McCarthy--only 78, and the rest, including the present Director of OMB, voted to keep the…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. What a sad day. Chairman Frelinghuysen, I feel badly that you are leaving on this note. I know it is not your wish. I know that, if you were in charge, we would have reached agreement. I know, under…

I thank the leader for his comments, but what is your plan to do that? We have been now here in this Congress, this year, for over 330 days, 340 days. You haven't passed any plan on homeland security. You haven't brought it to the floor…

We haven't passed the homeland security bill through this House. It got out of committee; you didn't bring it to the floor. We haven't had a vote on it, so there is no consensus on that part of it. So, Mr. Speaker, let's pass those six…

I thank the majority leader. I must say, Mr. Speaker, I have a serious suspicion--I trust the majority leader, but I believe that gift was probably purchased by Judy, his wonderful, beautiful wife. I yield back the balance of my time…

We may pursue that process, and I know he is going to support it because it is his process that we are going to pursue, sort of like his schedule. {time} 1130 Mr. Speaker, we passed all 12 bills. We sent them to the Senate. Unfortunately…