I thank my eloquent colleague. But we do not have a budget. The law requires us to have a budget--passed decades ago. The Senate Democratic leadership, of which he is a part, said it was foolish to have a budget. They were not going to…

I know my colleague, the Democratic assistant leader, is here, and I will make a budget point of order now because I understand he would be objecting. Madam President, the pending amendment, No. 2789, offered by the Senator from…

We're now well into the political extremism that we see many times that exhibits itself not just here on the floor of the House of Representatives but really all across this country--those people that want gasoline to rise substantially…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 779 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 779 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman, my friend from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time…

House Resolution 779 provides for a structured rule for consideration of H.R. 6213. This rule provides for the discussion and opportunities for Members of the minority and the majority to participate in this debate. I rise today in support…

I know that our Democrat friends think it's absolutely nothing to lose half a billion dollars that a government made a decision on. But what they really don't like is when we bring that up, when we say part of the job of being a Member of…

I would like to go to the report. Let's see what the report out of the Energy and Commerce Committee said. I am quoting what would be on page 5: However, the Bush administration did not approve any loan guarantees under the program. This…

I think it's very obvious that what Republicans are trying to do is to keep American jobs. We're trying to utilize the free enterprise system, the natural resources that we have in America--clean natural gas, the abundance of other power…

At this time, I have no additional speakers and reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. We ought to have a debate in this Chamber on energy, on an energy policy, whether or not we…

I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, obviously, we can see that today's legislation answers the question. It ends the debate about Solyndra. Taxpayers know the committee did its work. It held a Rules Committee hearing. Half…

The Congressional Budget Office and others, as Senator Thune indicated, have said if the tax increases are imposed and the sequester cuts are done, we could go back into another recession. The last thing we need to get this budget under…