I thank the gentlewoman, my good friend, for yielding. I want to begin by responding to some of my friend's kind remarks, the chairman. We belong to different parties. We sometimes have our different points of view in the committee itself…

I want to thank my good friend for yielding and very much appreciate his leadership on our committee. Madam Speaker, I want to rise to oppose both the rule and the underlying legislation. Before I do, though, I include in the Record four…

As the vice ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, Mr. Speaker, I stand today in opposition to H.R. 7617, the second set of fiscal year 2021 appropriations bills to be considered by the House. This minibus of six bills…

To respond to my friend, I have no problems whatsoever with emergency spending. That is why we passed four bills. We work with our friends on the other side of the aisle to do that. I think where the mistake was made was the HEROES Act…

I urge a ``no'' vote on the previous question, and I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Let me remind my colleagues what the previous question vote is all about. It really…

I thank my good friend, the gentleman from Massachusetts, the distinguished chairman of the Rules Committee, for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and, Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, today's debate…

To respond quickly to my friend. While we appreciate the number of amendments made in order, let's just look at the statistics. Twenty percent of all the amendments in this bill are Republican, 60 percent are Democrat, 20 percent are…

I thank the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Woodall), my good friend, for yielding. I thank him for his very eloquent remarks about our departed colleague, John Lewis, as well. It was very appropriately done. Mr. Speaker, this rule brings just…

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Oklahoma has 3 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 9 minutes remaining.

I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern), my good friend, for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, we are here today to consider a rule that provides for…

I include in the Record two articles from distinguished constitutional scholars at the Congressional Institute that do raise questions about the constitutionality of the proposed rules changes. [From congressionalinstitute.org, May 13…

Just briefly, I want to thank my good friend, the distinguished gentleman from Florida, for being here. We all know he is fighting bravely a very deadly disease, and it says a lot about his personal courage and his commitment to service…

I remind my friend that we worked with our friends to pass four bills, $3 trillion in the last 10 weeks. We would work with the majority again if they would sit down and bargain with us. Sadly, they decided not to do that. Mr. Speaker, I…

I am prepared to close, and I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I begin by thanking my good friend, the distinguished chairwoman of the Committee on Appropriations, for the debate, and I thank her for her very good work. We…

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I yield 30 seconds to the gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms. Underwood).

I have additional speakers on the way, but they are not here. I reserve the balance of my time.

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Ohio (Mrs. Beatty).

I urge a ``no'' vote on the previous question, and I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, let me clarify for the Record that it only takes a majority to change the rules. Democrats have changed the rules with a…

I just advise my friend, if he is worried about tax breaks for billionaires and millionaires, he might want to get rid of SALT deductions in this current bill. With that, Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr…

I just remind my friend we did join them in four bills. It might have been nice to be asked to join in a fifth. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Kustoff), my good friend and a member of the…

While our distinguished Speaker and I may disagree on this particular bill, we certainly agree on our opinion of the chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee and her ability to bring us together. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the…

We have heard a lot today that the Republican plan was simply to prioritize testing for Members of Congress. Actually, it is a great deal more than that, as my friends know. It is much more expansive and much more complete. Mr. Speaker, I…

I would advise my very good friend from the great State of Virginia that we didn't wait. We worked with you and passed four bills. You are wasting time. You are wasting time. You have brought a bill here you know will not pass the Senate…

I have additional speakers on the way. They have not yet arrived, so I am going to reserve the balance of my time.

There is nobody I respect more than my good friend from California. He is a bipartisan person by nature and instinct. All I would advise him is to resume what they did that worked before: Go back to operating in a bipartisan manner, sit…