Joe Crowley: “It seems to me the Republican target is not duplicative programming, but vital lifelines for millions of struggling…”

In case the gentleman was going to yield back, I just want to thank my staff as well, both those who worked back in 2004 to help pass the original legislation, and my staff today. In particular, I want to thank my chief of staff back home…

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

I do. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the resolution. The Clerk read as follows: H. Res. 878 Whereas, the tradition of the House Chaplain dates to the earliest days of the House of Representatives, beginning in 1789…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I have been hearing a lot from my friends on the other side of the aisle about soul-searching. Now that they have passed a $2 trillion-plus tax plan, my Republican colleagues say they are…