By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 101 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 101 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

My good friend from Massachusetts covered a lot of ground. I am not going to try to deal with every single issue that he raised in my response. But let me point out a couple of facts. First, my friend is concerned about the deficit, and I…

Again, let's go back over a couple of points in the process where my friends and I disagree. Again, tax legislation normally comes here under a closed rule-- almost always. Democrats do it; Republicans do it. The second point: I bet you…

On Tuesday, the Committee on Rules met and reported a rule for consideration of two important pieces of tax legislation, H.R. 644 and H.R. 636. The resolution provides a closed rule for consideration of each bill and provides for 90…

Let me return the focus for a moment at least to the matter at hand, the legislation in front of us. In response to my good friend from Massachusetts' concerns, remember, the provisions in the tax legislation that we are considering have…

We would like to give you everything you asked for, but if you could not get everything you wanted, what are the absolute most important priorities to continue the progress that you have been able to make in the last few years?

There is another body here, the United States Senate. And they are going to have to come up with their budget.

If we could get something that is systematic, it just strengthens those of us that make the argument that this is a good investment; not just an obligation, but something that is really changing people's lives for the better.

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 776 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 776 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

I just want to make a couple of points in response to my friend. First of all, there is much of what my friend has to say that I agree with. This is not the preferred process of the Appropriations Committee on either side of the aisle in…

I am going to disagree with my friend from California. This bill is bipartisan and bicameral. It was negotiated with the Democratic Senate, and both sides approved it before it was ever submitted to the Rules Committee for consideration…

I just want to make this point again. I agree with some of the points my good friend from Mississippi makes, but this could be avoided if the United States Senate had simply picked up appropriations bills and passed them. This could have…

Two quick points. As I think I pointed out earlier in the course of this debate, the language dealing with swaps was actually considered by this House in two separate pieces of language. One of those bills passed this House with a…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to my good friend, the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Slaughter), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time…

Yesterday the Rules Committee met and reported a rule for consideration for the fiscal year 2015 omnibus appropriations bill. The resolution makes in order a motion offered by the chair of the Committee on Appropriations that the House…

Well, I have very little time and actually less time than my friend has, so I would prefer you to use your own time. If they are not willing to give you any time, then perhaps I will reconsider that. With that, Madam Speaker, I reserve the…

I thank my friend from Florida for yielding. I want to talk a little bit about the legislation and then the rule itself. It is not unusual that we are at a difficult moment near the end of the session and have must-pass legislation. And…

I thank my friend for yielding. I rise to support the Native American Housing Assistance and Self- Determined Reauthorization Act of 2014. I want to begin by thanking my friend Mr. Pearce. Nobody has worked harder on this legislation and…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 722 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 722 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

Yesterday, the Rules Committee met and reported a rule for consideration of H.J. Res. 124, the Continuing Appropriations Resolution for fiscal year 2015. The rule is a structured rule which provides for the consideration of a short-term…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Slaughter), my good friend, pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time…

I just wanted to quickly note that I actually agree with a very good deal of what my friend from Texas has to say. I do want to correct him on one item. The amendment we are talking about is not like the authorizations of 2001 and 2002…

In reclaiming my time, if I may, I don't presume to speak for the Speaker. I know that we have this vote largely because the Speaker wanted to make sure that we had a vote, and I know the request that he made of the President. Look, I am…

First, I want to respectfully, once again, disagree with my friend from New York on the appropriations process. The reality is we have brought bill after bill to this floor. Every Member has had the opportunity to offer any amendment on…

I want to thank my friend from Washington for his kind words. I couldn't agree more with him about the Export-Import Bank. I think it is a very important institution that ought to be reauthorized, and I intend to work with my friend to…