The question today is about the rule dealing with the Chesapeake Bay. Well, this is a piece of legislation that is not controversial. The House can deal with this measure very quickly and move on. Instead, the Democrat leadership has…

Mr. Speaker, I woke up today and heard on the news that oil is $137 a barrel on the worldwide market, and I think it's time for the House to debate ideas. I know there are a number of ideas in this House on lowering the cost of gasoline…

there are two primary purposes to the rule that is before the House today. One purpose, legitimate, though unfair, relating to the defense authorization bill. The other purpose, a unilateral, partisan abuse of power by the liberal leaders…

this legislation, which was approved by the Armed Services Committee by a unanimous vote of 61-0, as my friend from Florida mentioned, would make a number of very positive improvements to our armed services, and I think this entire House…

We are talking about tax extenders. By definition, tax extenders mean we are extending existing tax relief for people. These are in law already. They have been extended many, many times in the past and always been extended without raising…

But before I make my motion and explain what my motion would be if we defeat the previous question, I want to quote several parts of an editorial that was written by Tracy Warner who is the editorial writer for the Wenatchee World…

Mr. Speaker, since the Democrats took control of Congress in January of 2007, the cost of gasoline has risen to record-setting prices. In fact, the cost of gasoline has gone up more in 16 months than it had gone up in the prior 6 years…

Mr. Speaker, this rule provides for a farm bill that is 7 months overdue, and I want to again commend Chairman Peterson and Ranking Member Goodlatte for their persistence in bringing this product to the floor. But there is another concern…

this rule is redundant and totally unnecessary. The House doesn't need to pass this rule to go to conference with the Senate. Democrats already have all the power they need to go to conference on the budget. The Budget Committee chairman…

Now I talked to two of the Democratic leaders about this, and I tried to persuade them, let's go through the regular procedure. You've got the votes to pass the bill. You're going to pass the bill. Why not give all of us a chance to have…

on April 21, CNNMoneyline.com had a poll, and the things that Americans were most concerned about from a financial standpoint were: the cost of gasoline, 65 percent; the cost of food, 16 percent; the cost of health care, 13 percent; and…

I rise to say that I wish as a member of the Appropriations Committee, that the same procedure that is being followed for helping the housing industry... we on the Appropriations Committee would be accorded the same opportunity when it…

Earlier this year, House Democrats approved a budget that included a tax hike of $683 billion, the largest in American history. Americans cannot afford the Democrat plans to cut the child tax credit in half, to reinstate the marriage…

I yield myself another 15 seconds. Mr. Speaker, by defeating the previous question we can discuss and debate those solutions. That is all I am asking Members to do. I am not taking sides, I am not saying their ideas are bad. I am just…

the small business programs covered by this bill are almost totally without their critics; they enjoy widespread bipartisan support. But, Mr. Speaker, there is controversy and opposition to this legislation because of the manner in which…

Mr. Speaker, we need to stop this unprecedented attempt to rewrite trade laws and jeopardize fair trade for our American farmers. Washington State is the most trade-dependent State in the Nation. One in three Washington jobs is tied to…

this is an unfair rule making in order, in my view, a bad bill, and a poor way to run the House of Representatives. It is claimed by this legislation's proponents that it is just an attempt to write into Federal law a new BLM, Bureau of…

This bill, as I mentioned in my remarks and as the gentlelady from Ohio mentioned in her remarks, has obviously very, very broad bipartisan support. Why not consider it then under an open process? There are probably many Members that have…

Now let me just review where we are on this, just to put this into a time frame. The Protect America Act was first put into place last August, set to expire in February so they could work out the differences. Now, the Senate had their…

My belief has always been that the ethics process here has worked when left to its own devices, and by ``left to its own devices,'' when leadership on either side stays out of it and permits five good Democrats and five good Republicans to…

Congressman Doc Hastings is one of the most respected Members of the House of Representatives. And Ray LaHood doesn't have to say that. I am saying it. But the people of his district have said it on seven different occasions. It is called…

I am disappointed that that was the response, because let me go back and again review this, at least chronologically on the issue that we debated last night and my involvement with that and my involvement with the professional attorneys…

I want to clearly state today that I believe the current rules and structure of the ethics process should and need to be improved. The procedures of the Ethics Committee are not perfect, and I firmly believe this House should make…

Reclaiming my time, I asked if the gentleman would work with me, and apparently the gentleman is saying that he won't work with me, even though this apparently is a very, very small universe, a universe of hospitals that deserve, I think…

I could hardly believe my ears when I heard my friend from Florida say that this is a dilatory tactic, and the idea was to, what was it, to deny a vote on this bill? For goodness sakes. Last night there were several attempts, several…