David Thomas: “I tell the gentlewoman that in a bill she has an opportunity to vote on, H.R. 3581, we ban all soft money.”

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…

What it has to do with is limiting the amount of additions that can be put on supplementals that are designed for Defense spending. The amendment I am offering would attempt to bring some discipline back into the emergency spending…

I yield myself briefly. Gee, I know you work for the minimum wage, and I know you want a higher minimum wage, but the way the offer was packaged was such that I had to vote ``no.'' So don't blame me that you didn't get an increase in the…

I certainly agree it would be a mistake to send any message that we are not in support of our troops and, indeed, that is what voting on one message would do. Certainly, there are different views in the Senate and legitimately so. We…