we just passed legislation that would raise the debt ceiling. Part of that was an effort to reverse the debt trajectory we are on, but it can only be called, at best, a first step. We can all agree on that. Indeed, there is an article in…

Oh, I am sorry. I didn't see that. Well, I should long ago have yielded the floor, because he has something worthwhile to say, I am sure. I close by saying we are not dealing honestly with the crisis we are in. The President is in denial…

we do have a financial crisis in our country. The debt limit we will be considering tomorrow is the thermometer, the canary in the coal mine that tells us we are at a dangerous level. For example, we have reached it faster and at higher…

I send to the desk a concurrent resolution and ask unanimous consent for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the title of the concurrent resolution. The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the consideration of the concurrent resolution…

I think it has become very clear that our Democratic colleagues want to raise taxes. They use the phrase revenues--revenues--and we need a shared sacrifice. That means people need to pay more taxes, as if that doesn't have an impact on the…

I see my colleague from California, and I will yield. I would just note that the idea that the Republicans don't want to vote is not correct. We are prepared to vote. We are prepared to vote on the standard procedural manner in the Senate…

the discussion has boiled down to a desire by the President to have the largest debt increase in the history of America at a time when our spending is out of control, and this debt ceiling limit that we have now reached is at a point where…

I would ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I thank the Chair. Well, it is a big deal, and we need to get this done. There are just not enough votes to pass the Reid bill, and there are not enough votes to pass the Boehner bill. That is just obvious, even though Speaker Boehner drew…

the challenges we face are difficult. I am proud of the work the House of Representatives has done. I do not appreciate it being suggested that somehow they are unreasonable because I don't believe that is fair to say about them. They…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, this 15-minute vote on ordering the previous question will be followed by 5-minute votes on…

At this time I yield 2 minutes to another one of our 87 new freshmen, Mr. Womack, the former mayor of Rogers, Arkansas, one of the most beautiful cities in America.