Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 418, nays 1, answered ``present'' 1…

Madam Speaker, 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…

Madam Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 382 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 382 Resolved, That the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule…

Madam Speaker, I would like to yield 5 minutes to a brand new member of the Rules Committee, one of our 87 new Republican freshmen, the gentleman from Lawrenceville, Georgia, Congressman Woodall.

Madam Speaker, the reason why we're here today is because we're spending too much money. Another reason why we're here today is because the Democratic Party and the Members--many of them who have spoken today--took $500 billion out of…

Mr. President, there are currently two bills headed for a vote to raise the debt ceiling and to reduce spending. One of those two bills from the House, Speaker Boehner's, cuts about $1 trillion in spending and raises the debt ceiling by $1…

Madam Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 11 o'clock and 56 minutes p.m.), the House adjourned until tomorrow, Friday, July 29, 2011, at 9 a.m. ____________________

I thank the majority leader, and I appreciate his courtesy, as always, in so many issues that come before the Senate. I wish to say a couple of things. One is fundamental, and that is that the crisis we face--and I think my Senate…

Mr. President, I know we have talked about having an opportunity to digest and analyze and score any kind of proposal. I understand this afternoon the majority leader, Senator Reid, said he would propose legislation tonight and file…

I thank the Senator. I appreciate that. The point the Senator made is tremendously important. All year we have conducted Senate business, with regard to the financial future of our country, in the most troubling way. It is unlike anything…

I want to thank the distinguished gentlewoman from North Carolina, who sits right next to me in the Rules Committee and has for a number of years. And I appreciate not only her leadership but her service. Mr. Speaker, I want to stand up…