John Conyers

Mr. CONYERS

Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlelady from Nevada, Shelley Berkley.

Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentlelady from Ohio, Marcia Fudge.

Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the indomitable gentlelady from Illinois, Jan Schakowsky.

Mr. CONYERS. I yield the gentleman an additional 30 seconds.

Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield the gentlelady an additional 15 seconds.

Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the former chair of the Progressive Caucus, Lynn Woolsey, the gentlelady from California.

Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, Steny Hoyer has been working in leadership for many years. He is now our distinguished whip, and I recognize him for 5 minutes.

Mr. CONYERS. I grant the gentleman 1 additional minute.

Mr. CONYERS. I grant the gentleman 10 additional seconds.

Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from St. Louis, Missouri, Lacy Clay.

Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. The gentlelady from Washington, I listened to her very carefully, and she has promulgated one of the greatest misunderstandings in this debate, namely, that the Social Security and Highway Trust Fund are not jeopardized by House Joint Resolution 2 because section 7 excludes repayment of debt principle from the definition of total outlays. Now, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the balanced budget amendment could result in Medicare being cut by about $750 billion, Social Security almost $1.2 trillion, and the veterans' benefits $85 billion through 2021 if cuts were spread proportionately. So I hope that there will be fewer and fewer of my colleagues trying to assure us that this bill does not jeopardize those programs. This is from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. I yield 3 minutes to the distinguished member of the committee, the gentlelady from Texas, Sheila Jackson Lee.

Mr. CONYERS. I yield the gentlelady an additional 30 seconds.

Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Oregon, Earl Blumenauer.

Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Illinois, Danny Davis.

Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from New Jersey, Rob Andrews. (Mr. ANDREWS asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to another gentleman from North Carolina, David Price. (Mr. PRICE of North Carolina asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentlelady from Oakland, California, Barbara Lee.

Mr. CONYERS. I yield the gentlelady an additional 30 seconds.

Mr. CONYERS. I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentlelady from Florida, Ms. Kathy Castor.

Mr. CONYERS. I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. CONYERS. I continue to reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. CONYERS. I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. CONYERS. I continue to reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. CONYERS. And the gentleman supports a supermajority to raise the debt limit?

Mr. CONYERS. I continue to reserve the balance of my time.