I appreciate the passion of my friend from Georgia. I would suggest to him that I am amused that he would get in the weeds in a rather substantial legal opinion. A portion of it he correctly cited, but he omitted the continuing part of the…

I thank the gentleman from Georgia, my friend, for yielding me the customary 30 minutes for debate. Mr. Speaker, I rise to debate the rule for consideration. As my friend across the aisle has already noted, this rule bundles together two…

While we are discussing these matters that my colleagues want to discuss that I don't think are paramount or issues that are vital to America's security, there are a plethora of issues that we could be discussing, and rightly should be…

I am very pleased to yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro), my good friend, who is the ranking member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related…

Through you, I ask of my good friend from Oklahoma whether or not he has additional speakers. I do not, and I am prepared to close.

I yield the gentlewoman an additional 1 minute. Ms. DeLAURO. What we ought to do, again, let's penalize those companies that send their jobs overseas. Let's do something about those flawed trade agreements which have lost over 800,000 jobs…

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 225, noes 187, not voting 19, as follows: [Roll No. 89] AYES--225…

To discuss our proposal, I yield 4 minutes to the distinguished gentlewoman from Florida (Mrs. Murphy).

I thank the gentleman from Oklahoma for yielding to me the customary 30 minutes for debate. I rise to debate the rule for consideration, which bundles together two completely unrelated pieces of legislation. One is a joint resolution…

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.

In that instance I did. My question and my parliamentary inquiry continuing, Mr. Speaker, is am I permitted to yield a limited amount of time to each Member for the purpose of debate? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman may yield to…

With the Members who have come here and asked for unanimous consent and with its being denied by virtue of the gentleman from Washington's not agreeing to the unanimous consent and with the notion in mind that the period for debate is what…

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.

And I thank my good friend, the gentleman from Washington, for yielding me the customary 30 minutes for debate. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to debate the rule for consideration of a joint resolution disapproving of a Department of the…

I am very pleased to yield 10 seconds to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Espaillat).

I am pleased to yield 5 seconds to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Schneider).

Would the Chair be so kind as to tell me how much time remains on both sides? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Florida has 9\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Washington has 11\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I am very pleased to yield 10 seconds to the distinguished gentleman from New York (Mr. Serrano).

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 236, noes 186, not voting 10, as follows: [Roll No. 69] AYES--236…

I am very pleased to yield 5 seconds to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Eshoo).

How much time do I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Florida has 8\1/4\ minutes remaining.

I am very pleased to yield to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lofgren) for a unanimous consent request.

Am I not permitted to yield a limited amount of time to Members for debate? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman said he was yielding to the gentlewoman from California for the purpose of a unanimous consent request.