David Obey: “I am sure they care about politics, but I am sure they do not care for the fact that some Members of this House seem to…”

Every member ought to know what they are prepared to be defeated for.

I want to thank the Members on both sides of the aisle for their courtesies over the past 42 years, and I want to say that it has been a privilege for each and every one of us, whether we have served here one term or 21 or even more, it is…

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 25, noes 376, answered ``present'' 22, not voting 10, as follows…

I also want to congratulate the gentleman from Texas for the superb job he has done in putting this bill together. It is a well-balanced bill, and everyone understands the gentleman's convictions and his passionate desire to defend the…