White House Chiefs of Staff

I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California (Mr. McClintock). Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Our fiscal problem can be summed up in just three numbers: 39, 37, and 64. Thirty-nine percent is the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the following: SEC. 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR…

In a few minutes, we are going to start taking up debate on several budgets. I want to point out one important consistent thing about the budgets that my esteemed colleagues will be offering. Not a single one of them ever balances. I will…

We want to see--keep the sequester in place, and take the cuts we can get.

I am going to do something different this year. I have spent the last 2 years trying to draw attention to exactly what you all are here to talk about today, which is the impact of our Federal Government on, specifically, small-business…

The answer is going to be no. Go someplace else if you want to take care of your family.

I think it a great point. I am thinking back to the folks who worked at my restaurant when I ran it.

I care about your workers. I care about the folks who work for you.

I urge you to consider the possibility that when one of your members is asked by a lender for her husband's signature on a loan that is not automatically a sign of discrimination.

I have spent the last 2 years trying to draw attention to exactly what you all are here to talk about today, which is the impact of our Federal Government on, specifically, small-business owners.

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, the Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of adoption of the amendment in the nature of…

In closing, Madam Chair, I would just say I don't like across-the-board cuts any more than anybody else does. I offered other alternatives. They were ruled out of order. But I would put it to my colleagues, just tell me what you're willing…

I would like to yield 45 seconds to the gentlelady from Wyoming (Mrs. Lummis).

Thank you for the opportunity to the chairman and the ranking member. I want to make it very clear what this amendment is and what this amendment is not. This amendment is not about delay. This amendment is not about offering a poison pill…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: After section 904 (but before the short title), insert the following new section: Sec. 905. (a) There is hereby…

I thank the gentleman from New Jersey. I saw the gentleman from Maryland this morning on television. It was the first time I had heard, Madam Speaker, of his proposal. So I had a chance to take a look at it today, and I also had a chance…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from South Carolina will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Ellison

This is a follow-up amendment to an amendment that I had offered and we had a chance to debate, and once again I thank the chairman for the opportunity yesterday to discuss the issue before the amendment was ruled out of order. As you…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. The amounts otherwise…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from South Carolina will be postponed.

I thank the gentleman from California. I rise very briefly to respond to a few points made by my colleague and friend from New Jersey. Yes, North Korea is a threat. Yes, Iran is a difficulty. Yes, China's role in the world is growing, and…

The amendment is fairly simple. It's an amendment to seek to freeze defense spending for 1 single year. It is not a cut. Only in Washington, D.C., could we spend more money from one year to the next and call it a cut. This is not a ``cut''…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. (a) Appropriations made in…

It is true that a new point of order was created under the Budget Control Act preventing any legislation from being considered in the House that would cause discretionary spending to exceed the caps established in the Budget Control Act…