Mr. Speaker, let's reopen the government, raise the debt ceiling, and get back to doing the business of the American people. I yield back the balance of my time.

I thank the distinguished gentleman from New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, let me now yield to the gentleman from the great State of Nevada, Representative Steven Horsford, my good friend from the silver State, my co-anchor on the CBC Special Order…

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. We have also been joined by another distinguished Member of the freshman class, the always nattily dressed representative from the great State of New Jersey, my good friend, Congressman Donald Payne.

I thank the distinguished gentleman from Texas for his observations and for his historical analysis, pointing out that raising the debt ceiling is something that has consistently occurred throughout the last century here in America. I want…

I thank the distinguished gentlelady from Ohio for her very eloquent remarks. Mr. Speaker, how much time is remaining on the Special Order? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New York has 9 minutes remaining.

Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 9 o'clock and 33 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until tomorrow, Tuesday, October 15, 2013, at 10 a.m. for…

Mr. Speaker, this is day 11 of the reckless Republican shutdown of the United States Government, and you have still failed to provide a way out of the mess that you have created. The communities that I represent in Brooklyn and Queens are…

I thank the distinguished gentleman from the Silver State, my good friend, Representative Horsford, for his tremendous leadership for anchoring this CBC Special Order. And it's my honor and my privilege to join him today, during this…

Since March or April of this year. And, Congressman, you raise an interesting point. I think this is important to clarify for the American people. Our friends on the other side of the aisle have said, Well, we want a changed set of law. We…

I thank the distinguished gentleman from Wisconsin, the badger State, for yielding me some time, for your tremendous leadership in anchoring this Progressive Caucus Special Order week after week after week, carrying forward in such a…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in this institution after spending 6 years in the New York State Legislature. It was a very meaningful experience for me, notwithstanding the fact that the legislature in New York is sometimes derided as one of the more…