Thank you for inviting me to testify on the budget request for the Committee on Rules for the 118th Congress.

I also want to point out, that would be about where the President wanted us to be.

I would like to see your budget go higher, given how dangerous the situation in the world is right now.

to argue now about cuts is basically to argue against the President's budget.

I don't think we will be okay there.

Not to interrupt you, it meets your needs because Congress put more of them in there than you asked for last time.

I do believe in the end we do need more. ... I hope Congress, once again, delivers a budget, honestly, that is larger than the President request.

I respectfully request level funding for the 118th Congress to carry out our institutional responsibilities on behalf of the American people.

to be in Japan and hear about them doubling their commitment of GDP to defense in a 5-year period from 1 to 2 percent, when you are the third-largest economy in the world, that matters.

I had the opportunity 2 weeks ago to visit with the Ukrainian forces that are there training. It is a pretty awesome sight.

I would advise my friend that I am prepared to close whenever he is. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, the American people want us to roll up our sleeves and get to work. They want us to make…

As the designee of the majority leader, pursuant to House Resolution 5, I call up H. Res. 11, and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the title of the resolution. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 5, the…

As the designee of the majority leader, pursuant to House Resolution 5, I call up the resolution (H. Res. 12) establishing a Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government as a select investigative subcommittee of the…

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer).

I begin by thanking my good friend from Massachusetts for his leadership of the Rules Committee over the last 4 years. While we certainly haven't always agreed, we have tried to always be agreeable while working with one another. I…

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, let me continue what I was beginning in the last exchange. At least one GOP office apparently has the much-fabled 3-page House rules addendum. ``We are taking a look at it…

I am prepared to close whenever my friend is. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I am prepared to close, as well, and I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, the last time House Republicans were in charge, they ended their time in…

I offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 6 Resolved, That unless otherwise ordered, the hour of daily meeting of the House shall be 2 p.m. on Mondays; noon…

I thank my good friend, the distinguished majority leader, Mr. Scalise, for yielding. Mr. Speaker, for the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern), my good friend, pending…

I offer a privileged concurrent resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the concurrent resolution, as follows: H. Con. Res. 1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That pursuant to…

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, following the vote on the previous question, Representative DeLauro will offer a motion to commit. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro)…

I include in the Record the section-by-section analysis of the resolution. H. Res. 5 Adopting the Rules for the 118th Congress Section-by-Section Analysis Section 1. Adoption of the Rules of the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress. This…

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire of the gentleman from Oklahoma how many more speakers he has?

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, again, let me just ask, will anybody on the other side share with us the secret 3-page addendum that Speaker McCarthy negotiated with the Freedom Caucus so we can…

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Washington (Ms. DelBene). Ms. DelBENE. Mr. Speaker, later this evening, my colleague and friend, Congresswoman DeLauro, will offer a…