I have an additional speaker on the way, I hope, but, right now, I don't have anything additional to add personally. Madam Speaker, I continue to reserve the balance of my time.

My additional speaker has not yet arrived, so I am prepared to close whenever my good friend is.

I again want to advise my friend I am prepared to close whenever she is.

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 1183 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 1183 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 1181 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 1181 Resolved, That the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for a…

The resolution before us is a very simple one. It provides the House with the maximum flexibility to expeditiously move important legislation before the end of Congress. The resolution allows the House to suspend the rules to consider…

I am prepared to close whenever my friend is. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I am looking at a headline here today. It says: ``U.S. stocks clobbered, with Dow losing nearly 500 points, amid…

I want to thank my friend. I am going to certainly accept the gracious gift that he has offered me. I learned a long time ago, when you win an argument, you shut up and sit down. So I want to applaud my colleagues for their work. Mr…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for…

I want to thank the gentleman for yielding, and I certainly want to thank him and Chairman Bishop for their assistance through this whole process. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 2606, the Stigler Act Amendments of 2018, and on the…

Yesterday the Rules Committee met and reported a rule for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 6157, the Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019, and Continuing…

We invested in TRIO and GEAR UP, and also in early childhood education. We have increased programs to help people with disabilities live independently, and to fund early intervention and education services for children with disabilities…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 1077 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 1077 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order…

Today marks a victory in the return to regular order on the Labor, Health and Human Services appropriations bill. I am proud of the hard work that brought this bill to us, and I want to highlight just a few of the many provisions in the…

I certainly thank the gentleman from Montana for yielding, and I want to thank him for moving this legislation through his committee and onto the floor. I rise in support, Mr. Speaker, of H.R. 2606, the Stigler Act Amendments of 2018, and…

This is a necessary step to continue to move the fiscal year 2019 appropriations process forward under regular order. On June 28, the House passed H.R. 6157, the FY 2019 Defense Appropriations bill by a vote of 359-49. The Senate took up…

I am prepared to close if my friend is prepared to close. Ms. DeLAURO. It is my understanding, Mr. Speaker, that the gentleman needs to yield back, and then I close.

Correct. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. I want to begin by thanking my friends. They always bring interesting points to the floor, particularly the ranking member of the full committee, but also my friend Mr. Scott. I…

I am reiterating my earlier announcement that all time yielded is for the purpose of debate only, and I will not yield for any other purpose. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Oklahoma does not yield; therefore, the unanimous…

And then I will turn and yield time to my friend from Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I just want to quickly respond to my friend's concern about the Election Assistance Commission funds. As I am sure he is aware, that was the last installment last…

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire how many more speakers the gentleman has on his side.

I am prepared to close whenever my friend is. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire how much time I have left to close. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 2 minutes remaining. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I…

Yesterday the Rules Committee met and reported a rule for consideration of H.R. 6147, the Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2019, which also includes the Financial Services and General…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 996 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 996 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, the majority has filled the Financial Services Appropriations bill with anti-Home Rule riders that meddle in…