Political Quotes

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding to me. Mr. Speaker, I look at the pictures of Houston, Galveston, and parts of Texas, and Louisiana, and elsewhere, and I harken back to the same images I saw in New Jersey, New York…

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on the motion to table will be followed by a 5-minute vote on agreeing to the…

Will the Chair rule as to whether or not the House could consider this motion immediately? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The House will first consider the motion to table. If the motion fails, then the House could pursue other dispositions of…

Objection. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Objection is heard. The question is on the motion for a call of the House offered by the gentleman from Kentucky. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes appeared to…