Political Quotes

In light of the process questions that the gentleman asked about hearings, I am proud of our Democratic majority's record when it comes to regular order. At the beginning of this Congress, we instituted a rule to require hearings and…

I urge a ``yes'' vote on the resolution, and I yield the control of the remainder of my time to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lofgren), the distinguished chairwoman of the Committee on House Administration. The SPEAKER pro tempore…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 230, noes 188, not voting 10, as follows: [Roll No. 403] AYES--230…

On Wednesday, the Rules Committee met for 7\1/2\ hours and reported a rule, House Resolution 1017, providing for consideration of six measures, each under a closed rule. For H.R. 51, the rule provides 1 hour of debate equally divided and…