Just put that over the top and put 'Gulf of America.' I mean, there are a lot of simple ways to deal with this.

This is just another example of how talking points are written before they actually read the bill because this is about a government shutdown, plain and simple. We have to have the rule to pass the CR so that we can avoid a government…

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, if you vote for this rule, then you own the tariffs. Republicans snuck in a provision that blocks this House from voting on…

I am prepared to close, and I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi), who is the Speaker emerita.

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 211 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 211 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

I am prepared to close, and I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from New Mexico (Ms. Leger Fernandez), who is a distinguished member of the Rules Committee.

The House Appropriations Committee worked in good faith throughout the FY25 process, and it was the Democrats who weaponized this process, holding up negotiations on demands that were completely unrelated to funding. If my colleagues…

I thank the gentleman from Arizona, my fellow member of Ways and Means, for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate the Moorhead boys' hockey team on their first State championship, defeating Stillwater 7-6 at the Xcel Energy Center…

We are here today to debate the rule providing for consideration of H.R. 77. The rule provides for H.R. 77 to be considered under a closed rule with 1 hour of debate, equally divided and controlled by the chair and the ranking minority…

All I can say is wow. There is a lot going on on the other side talking about this being a bad bill. This is a bill that will attempt to recover the Congress' ability and authority to overrule rules that are written in the last few days of…

I am prepared to close, and I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I am not prepared to close yet. Mr. Speaker, again, we are here during a rule debate talking about this…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 122 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 122 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time for closing. Mr. Speaker, we have covered an awful lot today. We discussed how Trump, Elon, and their DOGE minions are trying to take down…

I have to bring this back to what we are talking about because I have heard so many passionate words from the other side, and the words have nothing to do with the bill that we have in front of us. Like I mentioned before, this bill is…

President Trump's 2017 tax package created section 199A, a 20 percent small business deduction to help small businesses and family farms like those in my district. In fact, three out of four small business employers in this country have…

It is my privilege to honor two men who have given a combined 74 years of service to the House of Representatives, Wade Ballou and Ralph Seep. Both of these gentlemen are retiring and have made important contributions in the way that the…

I am here to stand in support of my bill, H.R. 8841, to rename the post office in Roseau, Minnesota, in honor of Mr. Floyd B. Olson, who faithfully served as postmaster for the community for 25 years. Floyd was a staple in his community…

My Democrat colleagues continue over and over and over to try to demonize and vilify President-elect Trump. They just spent months trying to turn him into the boogieman who is going to destroy this country and create chaos. Voters flatly…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 1576 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 1576 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the…

I do think it is rich that the Democrats are talking about President Trump going after these groups because the Democrats, both under President Obama and under President Biden, have gone after conservative groups trying to make them look…

I am prepared to close, and I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, once again, I do not believe that any of what my Republican friends are talking about on the floor…

the Biden Administration keeps walking away from discussions where America's voice is needed, and we should be an active participant.

I thank the chair for yielding me some time on this issue. Less than 2 weeks ago, Donald Trump, a former President and Presidential candidate, was inches away from being assassinated. Thousands at his rally were put at risk. As my…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for…

I am prepared to close, and I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to include in the Record an article from the BBC titled: ``Project…