mr. boehner said we cannot shut government down. it's wrong for the american people as much of my members despise what you are doing. i'll give you 200 votes to keep government open. that's how many democrats we had. i'll give you 200 votes. and that should -- he said i can't bring up the bill. this agreement, everybody, the president, senate, democrats and republicans, house democrats now agreeing to the republican house number, i'm giving you what you want. he said i can't bring it up. i don't have the votes. i can't bring it up with 18 votes. so what was that about? the only people who were not agreeing to the house republican budget number or the house republican members. they shut down government. 17 days later, government reopened. and many of the people who voted to shut it down and keep it losed are in the house and o.m.b. so their responsibility on keeping government open is with the majority and we have never advocated shutting government down. again, they have the votes, they can keep government open. if they want us to v

mr. boehner and i said, as horrible and as painful as it is, as much as we don't like this number, as much as we agree with mr. rogers that this does not meet the needs of the american people, 200 democrats will vote for 988. you know what mr. boehner said? i can't bring that to the floor. the only group that did not support the republican budget number were the republican members of the house. your own number. i said what was that about? i just can't bring it to the floor. i don't have the votes. i said, we don't like it but we absolutely cannot shut government down, so we'll agree to the 988. the bill -- they wouldn't bring it to the floor. they shut -- you shut government down. speaker was part of that. mulvaney was part of that. many of the leadership of this congress were part of shutting it down. when, 17 days later, because of public pressure and trillions of -- excuse me, billions of dollars lost to the economy, 17 days later, government was open and mr. hoyer mentioned how many republicans voted to keep government closed. many of them among the leadership in this congress right no

mr. boehner, would not bring to the floor of the house. mr. sessions: and that is true. and i acknowledge that. ms. pelosi: but you said how democrats or republicans -- we couldn't get 60 votes when we had the majority. we could get 60 votes when the republicans had the majority but it was not allowed to be brought up in the house. getting back to this point, the urgency, and why we are here is not just to hasten the calendar. it's to address the danger that these people are -- mr. sessions: i wanted to make sure i answer the question. the gentlewoman and i are very good friends. i go to church with george w. ms. pelosi: isn't he beautiful? mr. sessions: we attend the same church, we hear the same message. it's a message of hope and opportunity. notwithstanding i'm a methodist so we have some problems there probably. but my church prays for people. we do the best we can. ok. thank you. i wanted to address that directly. we consider this vitally important also. we also address -- we're addressing the needs of the nation on two -- in two particular areas today. and you cam

mr. boehner, and i said as horrible and painful as it is, as much as we don't like this number, as much aswe agree with mr. rogers that this does not meet the needs of the american people, 200 democrats will vote for $988 billion. you know what mr. boehner said? i can't bring that to the floor. the only group that did not support the republican budget were the republican members of the house. your own number. i said what was that about? were you supposed to be calling a bluff? he said i just can't bring it to the floor. i don't have the votes. i said, well, we don't like it. but we absolutely cannot shut government down. we will agree to the $988 billion. they wouldn't bring it to the floor. they shut government down. the speaker was part of that. mulvaney was part of that. many of the leadership of this congress were part of shutting it down. and when 17 days later, because of public pressure, and billions of dollars lost to the economy, 17 days later, government was opened and mr. hoyer mentioned how many republicans voted to keep government closed. many of them among the leadership in t

mr. boehner was the speaker. and they offered a bill to keep government moving. they only got 84 of their colleagues, approximately 1/3, 1/3 of their colleagues on their side of the aisle to vote with them. i don't want to hear about us shutting down government. we can't shut down government. they're in charge. the majority has the votes. you can do whatever you want. we get it. we may not like it any more than you liked it. but we get it. but we voted on the hope that we would get some work done. we haven't moved anyplace except on the tax bill. which we think is bad for this country. in the last 90 days since we passed -- and we passed, it would not have passed without us, that c.r. and, yes, we will not be helds who tafpblgt and, yes, we will oppose -- -- hostage. and, yes, we will oppose what we think is a very, very bad tax bill and we think is an effort to avoid getting the work of this house coming up this morning, free state foundations randolph may and christopher lewis with the group public knowledge on the f.c.c. rolling back obama-era net nuletralt ru

mr. boehner was the speaker. and they offered a bill to keep government moving. they only got 84 of their colleagues, approximately 1/3, 1/3 of their colleagues on their side of the aisle to vote with them. i don't want to hear about us shutting down government. we can't shut down government. they're in charge. the majority has the votes. you can do whatever you want. we get it. we may not like it any more than you liked it. but we get it. but we voted on the hope that we would get some work done. we haven't moved anyplace except on the tax bill. which we think is bad for this country. in the last 90 days since we passed -- and we passed, it would not have passed without us, that c.r. and, yes, we will not be helds who tafpblgt and, yes, we will oppose -- -- hostage. and, yes, we will oppose what we think is a very, very bad tax bill and we think is an effort to avoid getting the work of this house done. and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair would remind members to direct their remarks to the chair. for what purpose does the ge

mr. speaker, i didn't hear my friend saying that when john boehner -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. hoyer: eric cantor and the ip asked for votes to keep government open. they got 84 of their colleagues on your side of the aisle to join them, making a total of 87, and the majority of your members voted against your own leadership on the bill that they were proposing. so don't lecture me about voting no. i voted no because i think we should not have had a c.r. i voted no because there are too many things left undone. i voted no because the american people expect us to get our work done, not to twiddle our humbs while rome is burning. mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. minnesota senator al franken announced he would be resigning from the united states senate after allegations of sexual misconduct. senator franken was first elected in 2008. sen. franken: mr. president. >> senator from minnesota. sen. franken: thank you, mr. president. a couple months ago, i felt that we had entered an important moment in the history of this country. we were finally beg

mr. speaker, i didn't hear my friend saying that when john boehner -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. hoyer: eric cantor and the ip asked for votes to keep government open. they got 84 of their colleagues on your side of the aisle to join them, making a total of 87, and the majority of your members voted against your own leadership on the bill that they were proposing. so don't lecture me about voting no. i voted no because i think we should not have had a c.r. i voted no because there are too many things left undone. i voted no because the american people expect us to get our work done, not to twiddle our humbs while rome is burning. mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. >> -- c-span's "washington journal" live everyday with news and policy issues that impact you. sarah up friday morning, ferris will join us to discuss ongoing negotiations ahead of the government funding deadline and possible shutdown. "washington watch journal" live at 7:00 eastern friday morning. join the discussion. >> considering the legality of the third version of president trump'

mr. speaker, i didn't hear my friend saying that when john boehner -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. hoyer: eric cantor and the ip asked for votes to keep government open. they got 84 of their colleagues on your side of the aisle to join them, making a total of 87, and the majority of your members voted against your own leadership on the bill that they were proposing. so don't lecture me about voting no. i voted no because i think we should not have had a c.r. i voted no because there are too many things left undone. i voted no because the american people expect us to get our work done, not to twiddle our humbs while rome is burning. mr. speaker, i yield back the alance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will remind all members to direct their comments to the chair and not to each other. without objection, five-minute voting will continue. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from california, mr. royce, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 2658 as amended on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the bill.