If we defeat the previous question, I will offer an amendment to the rule to immediately consider H.R. 682, the Reopen Schools Act, to encourage local educational agencies to resume in-person instruction at elementary and secondary…

I do need to say one thing. A year ago, the gentleman had the opportunity to be in the same briefings that all of us were in. These were bipartisan briefings over in the Capitol Visitor Center. All of the experts in public health came and…

I thank the gentleman for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, today's rule deems the Senate version of the budget resolution, S. Con. Res. 5, as passed. Last night, the Senate…

I thank the chairman, and congratulate him for the chairmanship of the Western Caucus, and I appreciate being included in this discussion this evening. Madam Speaker, on the way over here, here is a bit of breaking news: POLITICO, in their…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 216, nays 210, not voting 6, as…

I thank Mr. Morelle for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, today's rule provides for consideration of two pieces of legislation. The first, H.R. 447, is the National…

But this became a priority, and the previous administration appropriately recognized that priority.

So I think those things were forward leaning and, in fact, if I recall correctly, quite different from the activity we saw in 2009.

I think he was speaking as to the way the world was a year ago.

But how grateful we should be to be able to have not just the vaccine, but now, within such a short period of time, that level of distribution.

My home State of Texas, the most recent data I received-- and I will submit this, Madam Chair, for the record--but there's about 2 million doses have been administered in Texas.

Hearing some of the earlier discussion, just for a data point, this is December 21, the longest night of the year, as they say. On August 21, the former Vice President, in accepting the Democratic Party nomination for President, in his…