Rob Andrews: “please convey to the men and women you represent how proud we are of them and the great job that they do for our country…”

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…

And colleagues, I think the best way to resolve this debate is to ask a simple factual question. There are two approaches here. The majority approach wants to pass this piecemeal bill. We want--``we,'' meaning the entire Democratic Caucus…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 261, noes 157, not voting 12, as follows: [Roll No. 587] AYES--261…

the best scenario of the four is the status quo, which is grim. The other three compete in terms of their grimness.