Dec 23, 2022
Reserving the right to object. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Butterfield). The gentleman is recognized on his reservation.
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Dec 23, 2022
I would note that this $1.7 trillion legislation is moving off the floor without a physical quorum present. There were 218 votes cast by proxy on the rule and 226 votes cast by proxy on the final passage of the bill. Parliamentary Inquiries
Dec 23, 2022
Parliamentary inquiries. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry.
Dec 23, 2022
Withdrawn. No objection. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman withdraws his reservation. Without objection, the motion to reconsider is now laid on the table. There was no objection. ____________________
Dec 23, 2022
Under what rule does the Speaker make the assertion that a quorum is present when there were 226 votes cast by proxy, i.e., not physically present in the Chamber? The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(b) of H. Res. 965, the 116th…
Dec 23, 2022
One last parliamentary inquiry. Does any Member of this body have recourse to ask the Speaker to count the Members physically present here in the body? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair would simply note again that under the rules of the…
Dec 22, 2022
I thank the gentleman from Texas, and I wish him well and a very Merry Christmas with his family, and save travels home. I too share his affinity for wanting to work across the aisle. I have done so on numerous occasions. I am fairly well…
Dec 22, 2022
Hey, wait a minute. Does the gentleman have any ideas about why Alabama might be receiving so many of these earmarks?
Dec 22, 2022
And does the gentleman believe that it is possible for people who have concerns about these things--about the spending, about the ridiculous decisionmaking in this Chamber--to want to stand up and be able to say that they stand with the…
Dec 22, 2022
I would just ask the gentleman from Pennsylvania: Do you recall when the gentleman and myself came to the floor of the House right after the invasion of Ukraine by Putin, and we spoke right here at this table, and we spoke about the…
Dec 22, 2022
I want to lay that foundation about our shared desire to stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine; whatever that means in terms of resources, that should be debated. And by the way, side note: Have we ever had a full, robust debate…
Dec 22, 2022
On any matter whatsoever. So what I would inquire of the gentleman is does he agree with this: If you go back and look about what is going on, everything you are seeing unfold before your eyes, America, is a setup? It is a complete setup…
Dec 22, 2022
I am suggesting that it was in no way, shape, or form a coincidence. I am suggesting that it was purposeful theater designed very specifically to create the winds in the sails of the appropriation process which is badly broken, and we get…
Dec 22, 2022
I would add that my 13-year-old son was telling me yesterday morning while I was getting ready to catch the plane to come to Washington, as we were stacking firewood for my wife and daughter and son to use during this cold snap coming into…
Dec 22, 2022
I assume the gentleman would agree that when we are talking about this spending--let's pause for a second. Let's just set aside the fact that we are giving a $76 billion increase to a Defense Department, which has not been held accountable…
Dec 22, 2022
Merry Christmas to the gentleman from Pennsylvania, and merry Christmas to the staff here. God bless you all and thank you for all the work you do for this country. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore…
Dec 22, 2022
That is a great question that my friend raises. The omnibus spending bill that is coming over to us from the Senate, to the best of my understanding, raises defense spending somewhere in the neighborhood of 8 to 10 percent, right?
Dec 22, 2022
Correct. But in addition to the increase in spending for our national defense, there is also an additional $45 billion, which is almost the entire budget of our Department of Homeland Security, by the way, $45 billion additional to go to…
Dec 22, 2022
My friend from Pennsylvania makes a great deal of sense, and I can't help but observe the utter hypocrisy, with all due respect, of so many of our colleagues on this side of the aisle in both the so- called upper Chamber and the so-called…
Dec 14, 2022
I appreciate my friend from Pennsylvania, I appreciate the Speaker, and the gentleman from California. Mr. Speaker, my friend from Pennsylvania and I share a love of outlaw country music, whether it is Texas-based--my preference--or…
Dec 14, 2022
The gentleman from California talked about the extent to which the process is bad and that we can do better. Well, I am glad that he agrees with that. The question is, well, let's agree right now to amend the CR to March. Why don't we do…
Dec 14, 2022
I understand the collegiality of the body and wanting to engage. I am happy to engage. We just never get a chance to engage. We are down here, basically, in a fake debate. That is what we all know. I mean, the truth is it is not like we…
Dec 13, 2022
Every one of us here have significant groups of constituents and people across this country from the communities in question, from the Chinese-American communities, from the Indian- American communities, who have interest in wanting to…
Dec 8, 2022
On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 129, nays 227, not voting 75, as follows: [Roll No. 515] YEAS--129 Aderholt Allen…
Dec 8, 2022
I appreciate my friend from as Arizona being down here, as always, enlightening the American people and using the floor time in the honor of our soon-to-be-leaving-the-House friend, Louie Gohmert, and making sure that we use the time here…
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