The appearances of what we're talking about, of the Rules Committee, that the Chairman of the Rules Committee traditionally is literally the most powerful Chairman in Washington, DC, because they have the ability to self-execute bills.

I don't think there's any question in my mind that Mr. McCarthy wants to be in a position of strength, and until the bitter end, until he had replied back and knew the answer of what was being asked for him and he would not want to move…

So it would definitely be designed to have a less powerful not just Speaker, but a less powerful majority. So, it would mean the majority would be like a King with no clothes.

I would suppose that those five or six or seven will not ever vote for Mr. McCarthy and the other is based upon pure and simple negotiating skills and tactics and agreements.

Well, I think the negotiation with Mr. McCarthy, if it's not successful, they'll be looking for the next able person who will agree with what Mr. McCarthy would not agree with.

Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the gentleman from Pennsylvania yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, today America faces the Congress as we debate--yes, debate--just days before Christmas, this spending that will take place next year. In the 20 years…

We don't need to get into it, but what we consider to be from the Federal court here, the District Court of Appeals here in D.C., that the CFPB is unconstitutionally constructed.

Mr. Speaker, it is important what we are doing here because our friends, the Democrats, were arguing that there is no additional rights of action, that this isn't going to change anything. In fact, this same discussion that we are having…

Mr. Speaker, as we end this session of Congress in the next few weeks, I remind all Members we are acutely aware that without congressional action, the entire healthcare clinician community faces a cumulative Medicare payment cut in…

Mr. Speaker, I thank Congressman Weber very much for not only preparing this opportunity for us to honor our colleague and a Member who will be leaving this body after a number of years, the great judge and Congressman, Louie Gohmert. I…

We were completely unsuccessful in attempting to get HUD to even respond properly.