My friends, I think one of the truly edifying experiences we had in the opening days of Congress was that we read the Constitution, and I think one of us had the great good fortune to read article I, section 7: ``Every bill which shall…

I make a point of order against consideration of this bill because the legislation violates clause 10 of rule XXI which states that it is not in order to consider a bill if it has the effect of increasing spending for the current year and…

It's a simple question: Doesn't the rule stipulated here exist? And is the only reason we're not following it is that I didn't get to the floor in time? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will not respond to political commentary. The…

The rule exists, but we don't need to follow it. I withdraw my parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The point is that the gentleman is untimely.

Is it not the rules of the House that, under clause 10(a) of rule XXI, what the Speaker articulated in this sentence is in fact the rule, that if you have money that needs to be offset, it has to be offset in the same bill? And it is…

If you save money with a policy change in the bill by having good ideas in the bill, could you not only save money but extend Medicare from 2017 to 2029?

Democrats support a tax credit for people offering health insurance and the Republicans are against it because if you repeal this bill, it would disappear.

So if you reduce the amount of health care costs or move that burden to a program that provides competition like an exchange, that lower burden on health care costs will mean that at least in theory employers will have the ability now to…

As you know, we are about to consider the rule. Members, if they are to vote on and understand it, need to know that they are waiving the rule. This is the statement of the Speaker of the House: ``I will not bring a bill to the floor that…

I object to the consideration of this bill because it violates rule XXI, clause 11, which requires a 72-hour layover of the bill and for it to be electronically noticed in order for it to be considered by this House. This bill did not lay…

Crisis averted, ladies and gentlemen. What a relief. What a relief. I'm glad we got the economy back going. I'm glad we've secured our nuclear power plants. I'm so glad that Americans are back to work. We finally found out our problem. We…

Point of parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry.

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

For the clarity of the House, did this bill age for 72 hours, ``yes'' or ``no''? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair does not enter findings on questions not actually presented.. Without objection, 5-minute voting will continue. There was…

Thank you. Madam Speaker, as we all know here, we have a special rule in the House. As I just referenced, it is clause 5(b) of rule XXI, which was put into the rules of the House to make it extraordinarily difficult for us to change tax…

Let me just say very briefly, the gentleman from Michigan is correct. We don't directly do what is described in the rule, but the effect is that it is indisputable that someone who is in one tax bracket after this bill will move into…

A democracy is not beautiful edifices or beautiful buildings or even words written on paper. A democracy's foundation is the people. Today we pay tribute to the retirement of Pat Kelly, someone who has really helped our democracy thrive…

Reclaiming my time, first of all, show some respect. They're goats. Second of all, and if you are referring to a press conference that went awry that I had where I perhaps might have been bitten by a goat, I will say this: I believe that…

I agree with the gentleman. His amendment is clearly in order. But I know this because if this were legislating on this bill, that would mean that they can legislate. They controlled the House and the Senate and the Presidency; they were…

The amendment I propose is one that I think that both sides of the aisle will rally around. It's very simple. It limits any aid in this bill going to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Why we would be providing any aid to Saudi Arabia at all has…

Now I would say to the ranking member, I'm from Queens. I'm from New York City. So I thought mohair was a guy named Moe who had long hair. But I now know that it is a subsidy that dates back to World War I when our uniforms were made with…

Thank you. Once again, I have no intention of taking the full measure of my time. This is an amendment that has been discussed on this floor many times. Unfortunately, it keeps coming back. We provide subsidies believe it or not----

The question is very simple, I say to my colleague from Illinois, one of the foremost leaders of this House: Why do we choose this particular think tank to bestow this direct congressional line item? I'm amenable to taking the $42 million…

If the gentleman would yield, I also think we need to change the way we think here. A lot of us are, like, why would you want to defund anything with peace in its name?

I just want to make sure that it's clear what we're saying. I don't think anyone who supports this amendment believes they should cease to exist. You can go to their Web site. They also have the benefit of being a beneficiary of private…