May I inquire as to the time remaining for each side. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Oklahoma has 3 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Florida has 3 minutes remaining.

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 730 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 730 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern), my very good friend, the ranking member of the full committee, pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume…

Again, we have talked a little bit about the border, which we are always delighted to talk about. We are happy to see our friends interested in it because they have been so uninterested. I appreciate what Leader McConnell in the Senate had…

Last night, the Rules Committee met and reported out a rule, House Resolution 730, providing for the consideration of H.R. 5692, the Ukraine Security Assistance and Oversight Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024, under a closed rule. It…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 712 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 712 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…

I have a motion at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Cole of Oklahoma moves to reconsider the vote on adoption of H. Res. 712. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on…

Last night the Rules Committee met and reported out a rule, House Resolution 712, providing for consideration of H.R. 4365, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2024, under a structured rule. It provides 1 hour of…

I want to respond to some of my good friend from Pennsylvania's points, and some of them I agree with. I do think shutting down the government is not an appropriate tactic. We agree on that. You know, linking them to election results is…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern), the ranking member of the Rules Committee, pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration…

Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 401. ____________________

I have great affection and respect for my friend, the ranking member and formerly the chairman of the full Rules Committee. I will start where I began this debate. Remember, my friends, Democrats didn't finish the appropriations process on…

Nobody is arguing against diversity in the military. The American military has actually usually been the leader in this area, whether it was desegregation or certainly addressing the inequities between men and women, and we haven't gotten…

Again, there are some areas where I agree with my good friends and some areas where I disagree. Nobody disagrees on the importance of the fentanyl crisis and the importance of dealing in any way we can through whatever means we have with…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 680 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 680 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

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

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).

I want to go back to a point on this issue of abortion. Quite frankly, we look at this issue very differently. As my friend, Mr. Roy from Texas, said, we see the administration as having directly intervened and changed existing policy. We…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 583 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 583 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern) the ranking member of the Rules Committee, pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of…

I am prepared to close whenever my friend is. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to how much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 6\1/2\ minutes remaining. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker…

Yesterday, the Rules Committee met and reported out a rule, House Resolution 583, providing for further consideration of H.R. 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, or NDAA, under a structured rule. It makes in…

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, as I have said, this rule makes in order a number of truly, truly offensive amendments. You know what? If the majority wants to do that and put this bipartisan bill at risk, that…

I urge support for the resolution, as amended. The material previously referred to by Mr. McGovern is as follows: An Amendment to H. Res. 582 Offered by Mr. McGovern of Massachusetts At the end of the resolution, add the following: Sec. 5…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 582 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 582 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…