Alcee Hastings

Mr. HASTINGS of Florida

Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, once again I ask that the Speaker advise the respective parties how much time remains.

Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Brown), my colleague that I came here with and we hope to stay here.

Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 1\1/4\ minutes to the distinguished gentlewoman from California (Ms. Eshoo).

Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I yield 15 seconds to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Levin).

Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pascrell). (Mr. PASCRELL asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. First let me become the Parliamentarian of the House. It was Chairman Thomas who agreed that there was absolutely no precedent for this and Chairman Dreier said the same thing last week. Either it is something different today, or last week up in the Rules Committee it was something else. For Chairman Thomas' benefit, you are attempting to add in that 31 pages that you are not talking about the language of H.R. 3010, the general system of preferences, to this rule and it has never passed this House. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Bonior).

Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from Texas (Mr. Bentsen). (Mr. BENTSEN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Tauscher), my good friend.

Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, after that procedural gobbledygook, it still does not make what they are doing correct and precedential. There is no precedent for what we are doing. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from Texas (Mr. Doggett), my good friend.

Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Visclosky), my good friend.

Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I ask the gentleman from New York to look at me: this side of my mouth, that side of my mouth. You are talking out of both sides of your mouth. What you are saying is that, on the one hand, you have 160 pages that you passed; and then you say we have no position. You cannot have it both ways.

Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I guess what my colleagues are saying is trade, yes; House precedents, no. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to my good friend, the gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Kaptur).

Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Levin).

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Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time and ask the gentleman, because of the imbalance of time, if he would proceed with some of his speakers. We have but two speakers remaining.

Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to yield 3 minutes to the distinguished gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi), my good friend, the Democratic whip.

Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the right to object.

Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to yield the remaining time of the minority to the distinguished gentleman from New York (Mr. Rangel), the ranking member of the Committee on Ways and Means, my good friend.

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Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn.

Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I object to the vote on the ground that a quorum is not present and make the point of order that a quorum is not present.

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Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to my friend, the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Kind).

Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

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Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.