Member of Congress
Jim McGovern
- Role
- Current Representative
- State
- MA
- Party
- Democrat
Speeches
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2642, FEDERAL AGRICULTURE REFORM AND RISK MANAGEMENT ACT OF 20132013-07-11
Mr. McGOVERN
Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I am happy to yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Veasey) for a unanimous consent request.
Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Bishop) for a unanimous consent request.
Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to yield to the gentlelady from California (Ms. Waters) for a unanimous consent request.
Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Clyburn) for a unanimous consent request.
Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Johnson) for a unanimous consent request.
Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I am happy to yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hinojosa) for a unanimous consent request.
Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Meeks) for a unanimous consent request.
Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to how much time has been charged against us for these unanimous consent requests thus far?
Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, parliamentary inquiry.
Mr. McGOVERN. Would it be in order for me to ask unanimous consent that the time that has been charged against us be restored?
Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, further parliamentary inquiry. I didn't make the request yet.
Mr. McGOVERN. I ask unanimous consent that the time charged against us be restored given the fact that we are operating under a closed rule on a very important piece of legislation where a lot of Members would like to be heard.
Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Nolan) for a unanimous consent request.
Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from New Hampshire (Ms. Kuster) for a unanimous consent request.
Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Davis) for a unanimous consent request.
Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Velazquez) for a unanimous consent request.
Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Thompson) for a unanimous consent request.
Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Andrews) for a unanimous consent request.
Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Cicilline) for a unanimous consent request. Parliamentary Inquiry
Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. Huffman) for a unanimous consent request.
Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Cleaver) for a unanimous consent request.
Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, a parliamentary inquiry.
Mr. McGOVERN. So 4\1/2\ minutes total for all of the unanimous consent requests?
Mr. McGOVERN. So 7\1/4\ minutes have been charged to us for unanimous consent requests, notwithstanding the fact that we have a closed rule. I think everybody stayed within the limit maybe with a little bit of an exception. I ask unanimous consent that our time be reinstated.
Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.