I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank him for taking this Special Order. Mr. Speaker, when this new House convenes on January 6, it will be the first in 59 years not to include the distinguished dean of this House, Mr. John…

I thank the gentleman for his comment. Very frankly, I am convinced that the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Rogers) and the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Lowey)--Mrs. Lowey being the ranking member of the Appropriations Committee; Mr…

I thank the gentleman for being pleased that I continue to give advice, and encouraged by that, I will continue to do so. One of the gentleman's colleagues that I know is very close to the Speaker, Senator Burr from North Carolina, said…

I thank the gentleman for his information. I have had a brief discussion with the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Rogers), with whom I have served for, I guess, about two decades while I was on the Appropriations Committee. While you and I…

As the gentleman has just announced, therefore, we have 4 days left to go in this session, three of which will be voting days. I know that we have a number of things yet to come, one of which, of course, is the funding of the government. I…

I thank the gentleman for his information. I note in his comments, with respect to next Thursday, that we do not expect to meet on Friday, which I understand, but it does not specifically reference that that will be the end of the session…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. While I support this measure, I do so believing that America deserves better, wants better, hopes to get better. That is what each and every one of us was sent here to deliver: responsible policy for our…

I thank Chairman Camp for his courage. I am not going to thank him for this bill, however, but I am going to vote for this bill. Mr. Speaker, American families and businesses deserve certainty from their tax system--confidence, stability…

I thank my friend, Congressman Paulsen, who represents the district that Bill Frenzel represented. I came here, Mr. Speaker, in 1981. Bill Frenzel was a Member of Congress at that point in time, and as Congressman Paulsen pointed out, we…

I thank the gentleman. Given that expectation of moving on it, does the gentleman expect or know whether or not we will deal with the ``train and equip'' authorization within the framework of the National Defense Authorization Act, or…

The Senate bill, of course, is 7 years, as the gentleman knows, and that gives a certain degree of certainty to the lenders and borrowers and those who do business with both lenders and borrowers and in the construction industry. I am…

I would thank the gentleman and urge him that we get to agreement pretty soon because if we are going to give some certainty to the business community, as well as individuals, we need to act on that, and we have some approximately maybe 10…

Given that intention, can the Majority Leader tell us whether or not there is an inclination--the Senate, as you know, had a different approach. They did a limited extension, not permanent extensions, and they dealt with all of the…

Well, I would say, on our side, we agree with Mr. Rogers and Senator McConnell, who did indicate early on that an omnibus would be the preferable alternative. The problem, as the gentleman well knows, with the CR, it gives a very limited…

Is it the expectation of the Majority Leader that we would be considering an omnibus so that we would do the 12 appropriations bills in a single bill? I yield to my friend. Mr. McCARTHY of California. No decisions are made on the direction…

I thank the gentleman for that observation. Let me say, Mr. Majority Leader, I know there has been discussion on your side and my side of the aisle. I know Mrs. Lowey is working with Mr. Rogers to effect an omnibus appropriations bill. As…

I yield to the gentleman from California. Mr. McCARTHY of California. Yes, it is our intention. I do understand that government is only funded until the 11th, and it is our intention to continue to work with you and all Members and have…

I thank the majority leader for that information, and we will expect to be considering those pieces of legislation. The majority leader has not mentioned, of course, four bills that I know the majority leader is focused on and are very…

As CNBC pointed out last week: At first glance, it might seem like a congressional deal to extend the Export-Import Bank's charter through June would be good news for the beleaguered institution, which supports American exports with loan…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I thank the gentleman for his leadership. I thank Mr. McKeon for his leadership. We will see today a bipartisan action, bipartisan action on behalf of America, on behalf of its security, on behalf of our…

Sadly, the majority is pressing forward later this week with two partisan messaging bills cloaked in the rhetoric of creating jobs and expanding opportunity, bills that actually do neither. We will today and tomorrow, for the most part, I…

Lastly, I would say that the majority leader and I have had discussions about this, and so he knows our strong conviction on this side of the aisle that we are still very hopeful that we could have a longer term extension of a…

I thank the gentleman. With respect to the Appropriations Committee and the CR, it is our expectation that the CR is scheduled to have a date of December 11. I notice Senator Cruz has made another suggestion. To clarify, is December 11…

I thank the gentleman. Let me ask further--and I know the answer to this question is that we will have to see, but I have put our own Caucus on notice, Mr. Leader-- if we may need to be here for the week after the break for the holy days…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. The gentleman and I have discussed this, and I believe he has taken the appropriate action in this instance, and we certainly support his determination. Mr. McCARTHY of California. I thank the gentleman…