Jim Sensenbrenner: “Congress must reauthorize the expiring provisions of the PATRIOT Act before December 31st of this year, and the clock is…”

I think that this markup has been a lot better than it could have been, and I think the chairman has been probably very evenhanded on that.

It is amazing to me that, again, the things that will come out of this markup is not the simple fact that they are going to mark up this and they will send it to the floor.

The depravity that was exhibited there really burned in my soul.

I appeal that ruling of the Chair as well, which I believe is appealable. The SPEAKER pro tempore. That ruling is not subject to appeal. The question is on the passage of the joint resolution. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro…