Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 226, nays 178, not voting 30, as follows…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 30 seconds to respond. Again, if I recall correctly, the bill that the gentleman from Texas just referenced has only Democratic sponsors. It is not a bipartisan bill. The other body, completely controlled by…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 30 seconds. I want to respond to something that was said in the initial opening by the minority. The student loan bill passed this House over a month ago. It has been sitting in the Senate for the entire month…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 1 minute. I do feel obligated to point out that the object under discussion currently is the rule that will allow us to debate the energy and water appropriations bill. The rule is an open rule. If the gentleman…

House Resolution 288 provides for an open rule for consideration of H.R. 2609, making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for fiscal year 2014. This rule contains the tradition reinstated by the Republican…

Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 288 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 288 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this…

Mr. Speaker, again, just a bit of a history lesson. In 2007, Democratically-controlled House, Democratically-controlled Senate passed the student loan rates. They built into the law an expiration date of last July. Last July, a 1-year…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. I cannot recall a place in the Constitution where it says the House passes a bill, the Senate can't pass it, so the House comes back and tries to find a better bill that maybe the Senate…

Mr. Speaker, may I inquire from the other side as to whether or not they have additional speakers?

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 30, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $48,000,000)''. Page 60, line 12, after the…

Mr. Chairman, at a time when the Federal Government is having to make tough, painful choices on how to prioritize taxpayer dollars, this Congress has yet to learn the lessons of the past as to where we waste the most money. In fact yet…

Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Burgess