I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The Acting CHAIR. Following this 15-minute vote, proceedings will resume on those amendments printed in the Congressional Record on which further proceedings were postponed, in the…

the effect of the law, if this were to become law, is that basically you are saying to a citizen, you are going to outsource your rulemaking and your regulatory structure to another state.

I move to strike the requisite number of words. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New York is recognized for 5 minutes.

Point of parliamentary inquiry. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry.

I ask to be heard on the point of order. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New York is recognized.

I just want to point out something else. Who is going to be left to pay for it? Obviously, localities in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York are not going to let people lie sick in the streets. It's just going to mean local taxes are…

I say to the Chair, when I was here at 6 o'clock and was cut off by the Chair and was taken off my feet and lost my ability to speak for reasons that are only known to the Chair, I was prepared to make my 5-minute remarks, and the other…

So the Chair is deciding, notwithstanding the fact that a Member is standing here to speak about the plan to end Medicare, not to mention Members are here seeking to be recognized, I believe of both parties, the Chair is choosing at this…

I think actually this is an interesting conversation about whether or not you should have insurance regulated by states.

Under the rule, Members are entitled to 5 minutes to speak to the matter at hand. Members are waiting; principally among them is myself waiting at the microphone to be recognized for that purpose. And now it sounds like you are proceeding…

* * * The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is not recognized. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings will now resume on those amendments printed in the Congressional Record on which further proceedings---- Motion to Rise

And my colleagues, if it would be appropriate, I would like to now list the names of the 13 fallen chaplains who will be honored on this memorial should this become law: Captain Nachman Arnoff of the United States Army, Lieutenant Colonel…

I thank the gentleman for yielding me time. I also want to express my appreciation to Chairman Miller, Ranking Member Filner, Chairman Runyan of the subcommittee, and our colleague Congressman McNerney. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of…

I thank the sheriff for yielding. When we lay down at night to sleep and we kiss our children to bed and we thank God for the country we live in and pray for good things for the day ahead, we know that whether we're in a small town with…

It is irresponsible, wrong and a dereliction for the administration not to send a witness.

the other side was a wholly owned subsidiary of the health insurance industry called the Grand Old Party.

I will not stipulate to the idea that the President didn't live up to his responsibility by having the process out in the open.

Am I to understand this rule correctly that under the rule we are about to consider, if the House of Representatives approves the continuing resolution, that bill, despite the fact that the government is going to cease operating unless it…

I object to consideration of this rule because the rule in its final language says that the Clerk shall hold the enrollment of this bill until the Senate considers bills to defund health care reform and considers a bill to defund Planned…

A point of parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman shall state it.

Ladies and gentlemen, later this week, we are going to be considering the Medicare Elimination and Middle Class Tax Increase Act of 2011. We've heard it called the ``Ryan bill,'' but that's what it does. First, it does some things that I'm…

But make no mistake about it. It was a successful strategy politically, but now they have to govern and they're seeing how hard it is.

I think it's a relatively small number of Americans, but it's a very loud voice here in Washington, who want to go back and relitigate a lot of things we have kind of declared peace on over the years.

This is a setup of the fights to come. It is very clear watching this debate that we have a pro-choice country and an anti-choice legislature and they're flexing their muscles.

For the Republicans to say, sure, we voted no on every single measure for the last two years and now wonder why nothing got done, nothing got done because they obstructed it.