Rob Andrews: “And I again want to thank the whole panel. I think this is great. And I feel an incredible sense of optimism from two…”

I do, Mr. Speaker. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New Jersey is recognized to speak to the point of order.

I thank my friend for yielding. The President of the United States has spent weeks of his term negotiating with the Republican Party. What he has been confronted with each time is a demand to either shut the government down or default on…

Last night, on rollcall Nos. 32 and 33 for H.R. 1791 and H.R. 357, I am not recorded because I was absent. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on both. Today, on rollcall Nos. 34 and 35 for the Rule on H.R. 3590 and H. Res. 470…

I think you are doing some of the most meaningful work in this Congress by your diligence here, and I am proud to be associated with it in a very minor way after the work you have done.