We heard more impeachment reaction from republicans on the house floor earlier today as pennsylvania congressman complained that impeachment are becoming the priority in the chamber for democrats. Several important legislative items are being ignored. Here is his comment. Getadden speaker, as we ready to leave the house today and go home for thanksgiving, it has been alarming that as we read the newspapers and listen you find so many families are not going to be celebrating thanksgiving together because of the political divide that is taking place not only here on the floor but in our homes. That wecredible to me have allowed our political rhetoric to divide not only republicans and democrats on the floor but also our families back home. This has never happened before. We should never have this happening on the floor. Look, i know we have differences of opinions. To dig atless pursuit little mise the election of delegitimize the election of donald trump is taking over the activity that should be taking place on the floor of the peoples house. The house is not in order. The gentleman deserves to be heard. The house is not in order. Members. Thank you, madam speaker. As we stand here on the floor, the peoples house, and we get ready to depart for thanksgiving celebration, it is hard to imagine what it is that this majority has in mind when it comes to legislation because we are not doing legislation. Concentrated on impeachment. Madam speaker, the house is not in order. The gentleman is correct. Members, take their conversations off the floor. The gentleman deserves to be heard for the few minutes left in his statement. Toi want to ask all members recommit for the purposes that the American People elected us. To do legislation that makes sense. To do legislation that is long overdue. To do legislation that is critical. To do legislation that makes sense for every single american. I appeal to you not as a republican but as an american. Have we left this floor and decided we can no longer Work Together because the American People are drawing that conclusion and when i go home, they say to me, cant you agree on anything . I say, yes, we can. Madame speaker, the floor is not in order. The house is not in order. I good friends, please take your conversations off the floor. The gentleman deserves to finish. Speaker. You, madame we have wasted precious time and millions of hardworking american taxpayer dollars on a to impeachan effort a president of the United States. We have done nothing to legislate and to act in the best interest of every american. I would ask again that we look at what we are doing as americans and not as republicans or democrats because the people back home cannot understand why it is they sent us here to do what we are not doing today. Why are we not doing it . Madamee choice speaker, the house is not in order. Thank you, madame speaker. Hope andoint, i would pray that the greatest nation the world has ever known, the defenders of liberty and freedom all over the world to take a look and see what we are doing right now and ask, what is the message we are sending to the rest of the world . Really . America is caught up in an the duly impeach elected president of the United States. Why . Because we have been so consumed with hate that we can no longer see straight. Look, why are we not passing the United States mexicocanada trade agreement, which is a jobs bill . [applause] passing theot National Defense authorization act for the fiscal year 2020, which is critical . [applause] not passing the department of defense appropriations act . Madame speaker, i would ask my colleagues to say, please extend to me the same respect you direct your remarks to the chair. You are recognized. We have not passed the department of defense appropriations act. Can you believe we are not we are that irresponsible . We are not doing that. And we are not doing Bipartisan Legislation to lower Prescription Drug prices and handle surprise billing and preexisting conditions why are we not doing those things . They are the most important things to our citizens back home. [applause] i would ask that we look into what they are doing and if we are doing it strictly for political purposes and in a grab, that is not why the American People sent us here. That is not why the majority changed during the last election. Now that people are seeing exactly what happened, when the majority switches over, people ask me, why arent you doing something about what is happening in Congress Today . I said, that was americas choice. The gentle mens time has timeed the gentlemans has expired. The house will come to order. Connecticutn from deserves to be heard. What purposes does the gentleman from connecticut rise . On behalf of americas nurses, doctors, and social workers who are begging for relief from workplace violence, i insist upon my point of order, the motion violates the germane rule. Does any member wish to be heard on the point of order . If not, the chair is prepared to rule. The gym and from connecticut makes a point the gentleman from connecticut makes a point of order that the instructions proposed in the motion to recommit offered by the gentleman from pennsylvania are not germane. It provides that no proposition on the subject different from that under consideration shall be admitted. The bill addresses the department of labor standards for workplace violence, prevention, and medicare eligibility based on those standards. The instructions and the motion expressed with respect to privatization of several legislative items. The amendment proposed in the motion to recommit addresses a different subject matter than the subject matter of workplace violence, prevention, as addressed by the underlying bill. Accordingly, the chair finds the instructions proposed in an amendment is not confined to the subject matter of the underlying bill. The amendment is not germane and the point of order is sustained. Pennsylvania. From i appeal the ruling of the chair. Leader . Ity shall the decision of the chair stand . Madame speaker, i have a motion at the desk. Feuer of maryland mr. Oyer of maryland. Those in favor, please say aye. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. I ask for a recorded vote. Tonight, reminder that we will show you todays House Intelligence Committee hearing from testimony with testimony from fiona hill. And david holmes. The hearing errors in its entirety the hearing errors in its entirety starting at 8 00 eastern here on cspan. Some news happening this evening here in washington as lawmakers had offer the thanks giving recess. About an hour ago, President Trump signed shortterm spending bill that congress sent him this afternoon after the senates passage. The government is funded through december 20 and on