I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 220, noes 168, not voting 45, as follows: [Roll No. 356] AYES--220 Abraham Aderholt Allen Amash Amodei Babin Barletta Barr…

I wish to be heard on the point of order. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Ohio is recognized.

I appeal the ruling of the Chair. The Acting CHAIR. The question is, Shall the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the Committee? The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes appeared to have it. Recorded…

Third, Mr. Chair, it would not have been unusual or extraordinary for the Rules Committee to have protected from a point of order the mail delivery standards added to this bill when, in fact, they actually included 30 other amendments that…

It is our constitutional responsibility in Article I. We should not retard postal operations. Second, the Chaffetz point of order will actually cost our citizenry more money by, in fact, $66 million due to the added transportation costs…

Let me clarify what insisting on this point of order means. First, it means that the amendment the Appropriations Committee added to the bill, requiring the Postal Service to maintain highest quality delivery standards, is nullified. This…

Our laws allow law-abiding citizens the right to possess guns. But why should that right allow those who are reasonably suspected of terrorist activity to purchase weapons of mass destruction? Gun ownership is not an absolute right. Some…

Earlier today, I noted with particular joy that the House Energy and Commerce Committee moved through, by unanimous vote and complete bipartisanship, the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act, H.R. 2426. Without question, it is one…

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I thank Ranking Member Visclosky for the time. Mr. Chair, I, regretfully, rise in opposition to this defense bill--a bill I certainly would prefer to support. Surely, this decision is difficult because of the deep respect I hold for the…

And Members, it is my privilege to welcome Congressman Warren Davidson, his wife, Lisa; and their two beautiful children, Rachel and Zach, to Washington, D.C. To the Davidsons, their extended family, and their friends who are here to…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from North Carolina will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Garamendi