I'm opposed to this effort to repeal a bill, a reform bill without anything to replace it at hand. It's asking Americans to jump without a parachute and without a net. And it's the wrong thing to do because we are a country that has always…

It is with a heavy heart that I rise to support House Resolution 32, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the tragic shooting in Tucson, Arizona, on January 8, 2011. Our thoughts and prayers are with the…

I ask unanimous consent to ask the gentleman to yield for a question. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Virginia is not recognized for debate. This is not a debate.

And may I inquire of the gentleman, if I may inquire before we start this process, if he would explain to us so that we will all be on the same page. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman is not recognized for that purpose.

I do have. My parliamentary inquiry is, will we be reading the entire original document without deletion, or will we be reading a document with deletions that may or may not have been accomplished by respective amendments? The SPEAKER pro…

``To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court; to define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offenses against the law of nations.''

We appreciate the leadership shown to bring this document for reading today; but I do want to inquire of the Chair and perhaps the gentleman who is the author of this effort today, Mr. Goodlatte. The language, as I understand it, that we…

I thank you. And I very much appreciate your leadership in bringing this to our attention today.

And would the gentleman accept the premise that since we have not been able to review the exact language we will be reading today--I will wait for a moment, Mr. Speaker. We do want to have a good bipartisan success here today, and this is…

I thank the Speaker. Mr. Goodlatte, could you explain to us the decision-making process about which language to read today? And the reason I ask is, through our American history, we have had a series of amendments that were intended to…

If I may make a unanimous consent to ask Mr. Goodlatte a question so that we all do understand the nature of the language that we will be reading today, I think it would be very helpful to us on a bipartisan basis. The SPEAKER pro tempore…

I have a parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman may inquire.