By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 996 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 996 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order…

That number has increased year over year. It was 100,000 kids last year. What are we doing if we are losing track of 100,000 children that have come into this country illegally? Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN…

May I further inquire as to engaging in personalities or destruction of personalities? Is that something we are now doing on the floor of the House? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair is not going to respond to hypotheticals or provide…

It wasn't a hypothetical; it was what was said on the other side. The SPEAKER pro tempore. All Members are reminded that remarks should be addressed to the Chair and not to engage in personalities.

Last night the Rules Committee met and reported a rule, House Resolution 996, providing for the consideration of two measures: H.R. 485 and H. Res. 863. The rule provides for the consideration of H.R. 485 under a structured rule with 1…

I would recommend to the gentleman to enforce existing law as a starting point. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I am using Dr. Burgess' words from 6/18/2018 when he said: We know that to change…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 980 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 980 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…

Last night, the Rules Committee met and reported a rule, House Resolution 980, providing for consideration of four measures: H.R. 5585, H.R. 6678, H.R. 6679, and H.R. 6976. The rule provides for consideration of all four measures under…

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

I am ready to close. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, here is the difference between Democrats and Republicans. Democrats want to work to get things done. We want to work with Republicans in a…

I am pleased to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Alford) for his comments.

I never expected that CMMI was actually going to deliver the cost savings that was promised.