John Boehner: “That is correct. As we all know, next Friday is the beginning of the holiday weekend. We do have an awful lot of work to…”

I have a motion at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Boehner moves that the House reconsider the vote on the question of concurring in the matter comprising the remainder of…

Let me thank my colleague for yielding, and thank all my colleagues who are supporting this legislation today. Many of us remember the story of ``The Little Engine That Could.'' What happened was that the train full of toys wanted to get…

I am a big believer in the Golden Rule--treat other people the way we want to be treated.

If we had somehow been able to do that deal, we would not be having to negotiate this situation now with $20 trillion in debt.