Let's just talk briefly about all the junk that is in this omnibus. This omnibus increases funding for nondefense programs by 8 percent in addition to the trillions of dollars that have been spent over the last 2 years. There is over $12…

To my knowledge, this is a lameduck session. I am not sure if Democrats have changed the definition of ``lameduck.'' I know they tried to change the definition of ``recession'' this year, too. So I guess the language is constantly changing…

I thank the distinguished chairman and my good friend from Massachusetts for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, the rule before us today provides for consideration of H.R…

I would like to inquire as to whether my friend has any additional speakers. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I will close.

I am prepared to close, I have no further speakers, and I yield myself the balance of my time. Madam Speaker, I have already talked about the fact that this bill did not go through regular order. It is even questionable whether the…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 217, nays 201, not voting 12, as follows: [Roll No. 527] YEAS--217 Adams Aguilar Allred Auchincloss Axne…

Instead of addressing any of the crises that are actually facing this Nation, House Democrats are allowing the Senate to ram through a huge omnibus spending bill that was written without the input of House Republicans and was written…

Once again, this rule provides for four pieces of legislation that, once again, are just missed opportunities to actually address the problems we are facing. Let's talk about one of the biggest problems, and that is the southern border. To…

I thank the distinguished gentleman and my good friend from California for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, the rule before us provides for consideration of four pieces of…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 216, nays 206, not voting 8, as follows: [Roll No. 521] YEAS--216 Adams Aguilar…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on ordering the previous question will be followed by 5- minute votes on: Adoption of the…

I thank Ranking Member Cole for yielding me the time. Under the Biden-Harris administration, we are seeing crises, manufactured crises. Let's just look at a few in turn. We have a manufactured economic crisis. The inflation rate has…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on ordering the previous question will be followed by 5- minute votes on: Adoption of the…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 219, nays 209, not voting 4, as follows: [Roll No. 446] YEAS--219 Adams Aguilar…

I have a lot of respect and admiration for my good friend from California, and he knows that. But if you want to talk about sequels, let's just talk about all the times the Democrats objected to election results. We can go all the way back…

I thank the distinguished gentleman and my good friend from Maryland for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, the rule before us today provides for consideration of H.R. 8873…

I thank the distinguished gentleman and my good friend from Maryland for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, the rule before us today provides for consideration for three pieces…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 219, nays 209, not voting 4, as follows: [Roll No. 425] YEAS--219 Adams Aguilar…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on ordering the previous question will be followed by 5- minute votes on: Adoption of the…

For just a few points in rebuttal. Mr. Speaker, we keep hearing that inflation is a global issue, like somehow it is not Biden's fault and the fault of far-left Democrats-- which it is. The reason why this is a global issue--and remind my…

I have no further speakers. I am prepared to close, and I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, as I mentioned earlier, the CPI just released yesterday shows that prices have increased 8.3 percent from August of last year. Real…

I thank my good friend and fellow Rules Committee member for the time. Mr. Speaker, 61 percent of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, yet here we are today, considering another reckless tax-and-spend bill that doubles down on the…

I just want it noted that the gentleman from Massachusetts said that no one on his side is describing these weapons as ``weapons of war,'' and then the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Doggett), the first thing he said was that AR-15s are…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 217, nays 211, not voting 3, as follows: [Roll No. 408] YEAS--217 Adams Aguilar…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 218, nays 206, not voting 7, as follows: [Roll No…