I am very pleased to yield to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Clarke) for a unanimous consent request.

I am very pleased to yield 10 seconds to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern), my good friend that I serve on the Rules Committee with, for debate. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I ask my Republican friends to bring up H.R. 724…

I am very pleased to yield 10 seconds to the gentlewoman from Florida (Mrs. Demings), my home girl, for a unanimous consent request.

How much time remains on both sides? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Florida has 5 minutes and 55 seconds remaining. The gentleman from Washington has 11\1/2\ minutes remaining.

My colleague from Alabama and I do have mutual respect for each other, and I agree with him the three measures that he cited, and I can cite others during the course of the 114th that were substantive legislation that rightly we should…

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 232, noes 180, not voting 21, as follows: [Roll No. 610] AYES--232…

And I thank the gentleman from Alabama for yielding to me the customary 30 minutes for debate. I rise to debate the rule for consideration of H.R. 5143, the Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016. At best, this bill is unnecessary. At…

I yield the gentleman from Oregon an additional 1 minute. Mr. DeFAZIO. To just get back to the core of this, other than that, it is a pretty good bill. It is critical that we maintain our ports and our infrastructure, and it is critical…

I thank the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Woodall), my friend, for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to debate the rule. This legislation historically focuses on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and water…

Would you advise both of us how much time remains. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Florida has 12 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Georgia has 10 minutes remaining.

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 241, noes 180, not voting 10, as follows: [Roll No. 562] AYES--241…

If we defeat the previous question, I am going to offer an amendment to the rule to bring up a desperately needed $220 million aid package for the people of Flint, Michigan, who have been without clean drinking water for the last 2 years…

If this had been ransom, there is a person whom Iran has held prisoner and about whom Iran has denied a lack of information to the family--Robert Levinson, who has been in Iran for 9 years. I just can't imagine that a ransom agreement or…

A champion, among the champions of people who are here in Congress, is Dan Kildee. I had the privilege of serving with his uncle for a substantial portion of my career. I had the privilege--and I have spoken with Dan about this--to visit…

I thank the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Byrne) for yielding me the customary 30 minutes for debate. I rise today in opposition to the rule. Let's not parse words. This bill is a Republican attempt to politicize the recent payment by the…

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 236, noes 178, not voting 17, as follows: [Roll No. 543] AYES--236…

Today this body voted on S.764, compromise legislation that provides a bipartisan solution to the state and local laws mandating different requirements for the labeling of genetically engineered (GE) ingredients in foods. While I was not…

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the distinguished gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee), my good friend.

The Library of Congress has made 90 subject head changes. Why this one? Why does it have to stick and can't be changed? I thank the gentleman for yielding.

If we defeat the previous question, I am going to offer an amendment to the rule to bring up legislation that would disband the select investigative panel of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Mr. Speaker, this panel is just another…

Would you be kind enough to tell both sides how much time remains. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Florida has 14 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Georgia has 11 minutes remaining.

How much time remains? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Florida has 5\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I would like to address very briefly my friend--and he is my friend-- that I agree with much of what he said. He said fundamentally much of what I said he did not agree with, but he pointed to the fact that the Maloney amendment passed and…

I thank my friend, the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Woodall), for yielding me the customary 30 minutes for debate. This legislation, as he indicated, provides $3.48 billion for the House of Representatives and joint operations of Congress…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 237, noes 182, not voting 15, as follows: [Roll No. 286] AYES--237…