Political Quotes

“This should be ruled germane because we have to look to see where we are in the process. If the point of order had not been raised, the next order of business would have been the motion to recommit, which would open up all of government. He has made the point of order, and the Speaker has indicated the previous rulings have been to sustain the point of order. And if the normal course takes place, the next motion will be to appeal the ruling of the Chair. If that motion were to prevail, if we were to sustain the appeal of the Chair--not table it, but sustain it--we would in effect make the motion to recommit in order and we can finally get an up-or- down vote on keeping the government open. So I would hope, Mr. Speaker, that the ruling would be that we would forego all of that and just let us have an up-or-down vote on keeping the government open without having to overrule the ruling of the Chair. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair is prepared to rule. The gentleman from Texas makes the point or order that the instructions proposed in the motion to recommit offered by the gentleman from New York are not germane. The joint resolution extends funding relating to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The instructions in the motion propose an order of business of the House relating to other funding.…”