Mr. Gaetz thank you, mr. Speaker, i yield as much time as he may consume to my colleague from virginia, mr. Good. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for as much time as he may consume. Before the gentleman speaks, i would remind the parties that all need to be heard. Please clear the well and clear the aisles and any extraneous conversations need to be taken from the floor. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from virginia is recognized. Mr. Good thank you, mr. Speaker. Like so many others, i deeply regret that we are here in what was a totally avoidable situation. I must take you back to january, however, which for many of us was about not repeating the failures of the past and letting Republican Voters across the country down once again, when in the past for many years when republicans have had majorities in this chamber, weve passed our major spending bills predominantly with democrat votes, something the other side of the house has never and would never do with m
Thing for the country without a doubt. My friends and i agree on that whether or not we agree on the speaker. He did the right thing. He did the right thing i think for this institution. He showed it could function in a time of crisis. Finally, i think he did the right thing for our party. He made sure we could continue to negotiate and achieve some of the very objectives my friend from virginia laid out and achieve them in divided government which calls for some degree of give and take. So im very proud of this speaker. Im very proud to stand behind him. Tomorrow morning, whether i win or lose, im going to be pretty proud of the people i fought with, and im going to be extraordinarily proud of the person i fought for, the speaker of the house, Kevin Mccarthy. [ applause ] with that i reserve the balance of my time. Gentleman from oklahomas time is reserved. Gentleman from florida. Mr. Speaker, my friend from oklahoma says my colleagues and i who dont support Kevin Mccarthy would plung
Adoption of House Resolution 756, if ordered. The first electronic vote will be conducted as a is aminute vote as a 15minute vote. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule to, the remaining electric 20, the remaining electronic vote will be conducted as a fibaminute vote as a fiveminute vote. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the previous question is on ordering the previous question on the bill. The clerk house calendar number 45. House resolution 756. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill, h. R. 4394, making appropriations for energy and Water Development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2024, and for other purposes. And providing for consideration of the bill, h. R. 4364, making appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2024, and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore the question is on ordering the previous question. Members will record their votes by electronic device. I remind my fellow colleagues, this is
Afternoons house debate overous ing Kevin Mccarthy as speaker of the house. Mr. Gaetz thank you, mr. Speaker, i yield as much time as he may consume to my colleague from virginia, mr. Good. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for as much time as he may consume. Before the gentleman speaks, i would remind the parties that all need to be heard. Please clear the well and clear the aisles and any extraneous conversations need to be taken from the floor. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from virginia is recognized. Mr. Good thank you, mr. Speaker. Like so many others, i deeply regret that we are here in what was a totally avoidable situation. I must take you back to january, however, which for many of us was about not repeating the failures of the past and letting Republican Voters across the country down once again, when in the past for many years when republicans have had majorities in this chamber, weve passed our major spending bills predominantly with democrat vote
From virginia laid out. And achieved them in divided government which calls for some degree of give and take. So im very proud of this speaker. Very proud to stand behind him. Tomorrow morning, win or lose, im going to be pretty proud of the people i fought with and extraordinarily proud of the person i fought for. The Speaker Of The House, Kevin Mccarthy. With that, i reserve the balance of my time. Gentleman from florida. Mr. Speaker, my friend from oklahoma says my colleagues and i who dont support Kevin Mccarthy would plunge the house and the country into chaos. Chaos is Speaker Mccarthy. Chaos is somebody who we cannot trust with their word. The one thing that the white house, House Democrats, and many of us on the conservative side of the Republican Caucus would argue the thing we have in common, Kevin Mccarthy said something to one of us at one point or another that he didnt mean and didnt intend to live up to. I dont Think Voting Against Mccarthy is chaos. I think 33 trillion i