David Thomas: “I will tell the gentlewoman one more time, and I do not know how to explain it to her any other way but to say that…”

I rise today regarding the introduction of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007. This legislation will reauthorize the Indian Health Care Improvement Act and provide essential improvements to the Indian health system…

is the gentleman supposed to respond to the point of order, or is he allowed to make a partisan political speech which is not germane to the point of order? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman is allowed to speak on the point of order…

I appreciate people and their passion getting a bit carried away. This bill was signed into law by the last Democratic President, Mr. Clinton. It was on your watch. To stand in the well and tell us what is in the amendment that is going to…

The reason we are here, of course, is to deal with the budget. I think that is a very important part of what we do in this Congress. It has to do with funding programs, but it has also to do with determining what our spending is going to…