speaker after speaker after speaker on the other side of the aisle went in the well. What was the common plea? Give us a clean vote on minimum wage. Just give us a clean vote on minimum wage. You have got 169 pages here. They wrote it…

I have in high regard those Members who focus on issues which they are concerned about in the pension bill, and I know that there are a number of sections that people could focus on in terms of their concern about the bill. And I know it…

This morning we will have approximately 1 hour of debate prior to the cloture vote on the motion to proceed to the Gulf of Mexico energy security bill. The vote will occur at about 10 o'clock today, and immediately following that vote we…

I rise today to join in the conversation and the discussion about energy and in support of S. 3711, the Gulf of Mexico Energy bill. We are coming up on the anniversary of the Energy Policy Act which we passed sometime back. It is…

as sponsor of this bill, I support continuing to help the thousands of Americans fleeing the hostilities in Lebanon and returning to the safe confines of the United States. As of Sunday, July 23, 20 flights had rescued 3,890 U.S. citizens…

I would like to yield 20 minutes to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Moran), and I ask unanimous consent that he be allowed to control the 20 minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from…

this particular agreement is an important one for a number of reasons. One, the United States and Oman have been friends in a formal way for almost 100 years. The Sultanate of Oman occupies an important geopolitical location in the world…

I also want to be on record as being opposed to a theocracy. And I will tell you that today, shortly, democracy will be demonstrated when the House of Representatives determines whether or not it sends this compromise measure over to the…

Yes. The offer of the motion to recommit would have been exhausted, and I would simply say if that is not the case, they could offer another 10 partisan tracts on the argument that it is a motion to recommit, make the same arguments, and…

the gentleman was not timely in his request to appeal the decision of the Chair. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will suspend.

it is now my pleasure to provide 3 minutes in support of H.R. 5638, the compromise that is endorsed by the National Association of Home Builders, the National Association of Realtors, the United States Chamber of Commerce, the majority…

under the rule in consideration of this bill, the minority was allowed a motion to recommit. A motion to recommit was offered. It was clearly on its face nongermane. The Chair has just ruled that that so-called motion to recommit was…

I have a point of order. Beginning your statement with ``this is why it is germane'' is not addressing the germaneness question. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman must address his comments to the issue of germaneness of the motion to…

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 rise in support of democracy and in opposition to aristocracy, and simply and humbly request I have the same clock that was just used. How much time do I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California is…

I wish today to express our Nation's deepest thanks and gratitude to a special man and his family. I recently received word of the untimely death of LTC Charles Munier of Wheatland, WY, while serving his country in the war on terrorism…

how much time is on this side? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Senator Grassley controls 20 minutes.

I rise in support of H.R. 5403, the Safe and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2006. I am pleased to be a cosponsor of this bipartisan legislation, which is sponsored by Mr. DeLay. There are approximately 518,000…

I have been watching the interesting debate for some time. Of course, it is interesting and there is a great deal involved. Fortunately, we are having a debate. However, it seems to me that much of it has been very complicated. Some have…

I do appreciate having you around making sure that everyone understands that what we did in 2001 was take millions of people off of the income tax rolls.

If, in fact, I said taxes, I obviously meant income taxes, and I appreciate the gentleman's bringing that point to me. And I would like the record corrected to say, they do not pay income taxes.

pursuant to House Resolution 805, I call up the conference report on the bill (H.R. 4297) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. The Clerk read the title of…

it is my pleasure to yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. English).

I will tell my colleague that in my opening remarks I indicated that there were provisions that passed both the House and the Senate in the reconciliation packages that are not part of this bill. We are working currently on this next bill…

how is the time distributed at this point? The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Culberson). The gentleman from California (Mr. Thomas) has 20 minutes remaining, and the gentleman from New York (Mr. Rangel) has 24 minutes remaining.