Joe Crowley: “When did the word 'welfare' become so maligned? When did it become a negative and a pejorative?”

Further parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New York will state his parliamentary inquiry.

I think the American people, they are looking for transformation in government. And this is a transformative time.

Is this motion privileged? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California has offered a motion to table the question of privilege.

I think it`s bad for Democrats writ large. It`s bad for the president in not being able to move his agenda, when both the House and the Senate are controlled by Democrats.