I'm surprised to hear the majority leader say budget has no relationship to the appropriations process or the continuing resolution.

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

Mr. Leader, the last question. You said the defense authorization bill is coming to the floor. Can the gentleman tell me whether that will be coming to the floor under an open rule or a rule other than open?

I've been on the Appropriations Committee, as the gentleman knows, for 23 years. I'm not on it now. And you've adopted a budget, not because the budget passed but because you deemed the budget passed, you've pretended it passed. We did…

There's a way to do that, of course. It is called regular order, as we've discussed. The conference committee is where you do that. But not withstanding that fact, we have for over 100 days now seen languishing the Senate-passed budget and…

It takes two to be bipartisan, Mr. Leader. You know that and I know that. I've got a pretty long record of working in a bipartisan fashion. But I will tell you, I disagree with the majority leader, respectfully, that there aren't the votes…

I thank the gentleman for his observation. The truth in legislating is that we are not legislating. We are putting forth the positions of your party in this House, not shared by the Senate, not shared by the President of the United States…

I thank the gentleman for that comment; however, I'm somewhat perplexed, Mr. Leader. You and I had a relatively animated colloquy some, I think, 2 or 3 weeks ago, at which point in time you said that we passed the farm bill that, of…

I thank the gentleman for his information with respect to the legislation for next week. I note that there was not on the notice for next week--the Senate has now voted to go to conference on the farm bill. Clearly, that is a matter that I…

I rise for the purposes of inquiring of the majority leader the schedule for the week to come, and I yield to my friend, the majority leader, Mr. Cantor.

I rise with a great deal of sadness. I am saddened by the passing of my friend, William H. Gray, who represented the people of Pennsylvania's Second District in this House from 1979 to 1991. Bill Gray was an historic figure. I had the…

For civilian defense employees at Pax River Naval Air Station, Webster Field, and the Naval Surface Warfare Center at Indian Head, all of which I represent--and Mr. Jones, who is on the floor, represents a substantial number as well in his…

I thank my friend. Ladies and gentlemen, we really need to come together and talk about how we reasonably move forward. Speaker Boehner said, when the President was reelected, well, the Affordable Care Act is here. But you continue, you…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak the truth. This bill and the other bill are not real; they are purely partisan politics. They have nothing to do with reality. My friends and Mr. Speaker, the American people…

I appeal the ruling of the Chair. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is, Shall the decision of the Chair stand in the judgment of the House?

I rise for the purpose of inquiring of the majority leader the schedule for the week to come, and I yield to my friend, the majority leader, Mr. Cantor.

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 226, noes 196, not voting 12, as follows: [Roll No. 347] AYES--226 Aderholt Alexander Amash Amodei Bachmann Bachus…

The Speaker has enunciated the rule; a simple declaratory statement. Clearly, Mr. Hastings made a simple declaratory statement as to why he was opposed, and it seems to clearly fall within the ambit of the contemplated statement that a…

I appeal the ruling of the Chair. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does the gentleman make a point of order?

Further parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Maryland will state his parliamentary inquiry.

Would it be in order to move a motion that the time not be charged to Mr. McGovern as the representative, the ranking member, of the Rules Committee, that a motion be in order that we could vote on? Would that be in order, Mr. Speaker? The…

Parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry.

I'm pleased to hear that. Of course, former President George Bush said, as the gentleman knows, just a few days ago, that we have a problem. The laws governing the immigration system aren't working, the system is broken, and he urged us to…

I thank the gentleman for his information on the schedule. As the gentleman knows, we just passed a farm bill and I'm wondering how soon he might expect to move to go to conference on that bill. I yield to my friend.

I don't think I have ever opposed a farm bill, not because I represent a vast farm district--I don't. But I understand that food and fiber is critical for my people, for our Nation, indeed, for much of the world. So, ladies and gentlemen…