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Hearing Maintaining America’s Leadership in Biomedical Innovation: FDA’s Role in Advancing U.S. Drug Development.

house Health Subcommittee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript · 9 transcript matches

GRIFFITH, H. MORGAN "Sorry. Subcommittee will come to order. The chair recognizes himself for five minutes for an opening statement. Today's hearing will examine ways to maintain American leadership in biomedical innovation. This hearing is a great opportunity to learn more about what is working, where improvements can be made, and how Congress can ensure FDA continues to serve patients well, promote innovation, and maintain our nation's leadership in biomedicine. The United States has always been the global leader in biopharmaceutical research and development, and it's important that we remain leaders in this..."

Hearing Three Pieces of Legislation

house Health Subcommittee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript · 9 transcript matches

DEGETTE, DIANA "for her five-minute opening statement. Thank you so much, Mr. Chairman. You know, we all want to curb the spread of dangerous illicit drugs, but I'm concerned that these bills fall short of meaningfully improving law enforcement efforts and could further our nation's addiction to criminalization. At best, I think these bills need work. I think we need to better consider practical concerns, and at the worst, I think these bills just make illegal conduct more illegal. I'm not sure the bills will help, so I want to talk briefly about something that I think would work, and that's bipartisan..."

CRS Report

The Amending Process in the House of Representatives

Reports · Sep 16, 2015

Most amendments that Representatives propose to legislation on the House floor are offered in the Committee of the Whole. Measures considered under suspension of the rules are not subject to floor...

CRS Report

Debate, Motions, and Other Actions in the Committee of the Whole

Reports · Feb 13, 2023

The House of Representatives resolves into the Committee of the Whole, a parliamentary device designed to allow greater participation by Members in debate, to consider major measures. Various rules...

Testimony RICKETTS, PETE

Hearings to examine challenges and opportunities with implementing the...

senate Environment and Public Works Committee · Mar 18, 2026

"and expertise and academic background, make him uniquely qualified, capable of speaking on the challenges and opportunities for ESA reform. Mr. Riley, you are recognized for your five minutes. Again, five minutes to all the witnesses, five minutes. Opening"

Hearing Opportunities with VHA Reorganization

house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Feb 11, 2026 · Transcript · 4 transcript matches

BOST, MIKE "Because of that, I want the committee members to have as much time as possible to engage directly with the Secretary, but understand that we are in a situation where it looks like they're going to call votes around 1215, so we will want to make sure that each member, when we go to questions, that they will get five minutes, but five minutes only, and I'll have a time schedule so that the questions can be asked. Also know that if votes are called at 1215, the Secretary has a hard stop at 1230,"

Hearing The Semi-Annual Report of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection

house Financial Services Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript · 4 transcript matches

HILL, J. FRENCH "We thank you for taking time to be with us. You'll be recognized for five minutes to give an oral presentation of your written testimony, and without objection, your written testimony will be made part of the record. I now recognize you for five minutes. I now recognize you for five"

Testimony DIAZ-BALART, MARIO

Oversight Hearing – Department of Justice

house Appropriations Committee · Jun 2, 2026

"but I am going to hold people to five minutes on the second round. We've been pretty flexible, but we're going to now limit it to five minutes. And I will start that five minutes and try to hold myself, Mr. Secretary, to five minutes as an example to the rest. I mentioned in my opening remarks, and you've heard before that I just returned from a trip to South America. We saw some really positive things, but we also saw some sobering"

Testimony GARBARINO, ANDREW R.

“A Review of the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for the Department of...

house Homeland Security Committee · Jun 3, 2026

"I now recognize Secretary Mullen for five minutes to summarize his opening statement. Mullen. Members will be recognized by order of seniority for their five minutes of questions. As I've done in the past, I will be strictly enforcing the five-minute rule. When that clock runs out, so does your time to keep talking. I now recognize myself for five minutes of questions. Secretary Mullen, FEMA's fiscal year 2025 preparedness grant cycle under the predecessor was impacted by delays in the release..."

Hearing “A Review of the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security”

house Homeland Security Committee · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches

GARBARINO, ANDREW R. "I now recognize Secretary Mullen for five minutes to summarize his opening statement. Mullen. Members will be recognized by order of seniority for their five minutes of questions. As I've done in the past, I will be strictly enforcing the five-minute rule. When that clock runs out, so does your time to keep talking. I now recognize myself for five minutes of questions. Secretary Mullen, FEMA's fiscal year 2025 preparedness grant cycle under the predecessor was impacted by delays in the release of notice of funding opportunities which left applicants with a condensed timeline to apply for..."

Hearing Oversight hearing titled "Beneath the Surface: Earth MRI and America's Resource Potential"

house Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee · Jun 25, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches

STAUBER, PETE "Dr. Lutterer, you are now recognized for five minutes. Thank you very much, Dr. Lederer, for your testimony. I've been, I'm ending eight years in Congress. I have never seen a witness talk like you did without notes. Congratulations. Good job. The chair will now recognize members for five minutes of questions. And I'll recognize myself for five minutes. Dr. Lederer, EarthMRI has significantly expanded our understanding of domestic mineral resources. As the program is reauthorized, I believe the next phase of the program should build upon this broad geographic coverage by focusing on higher..."

Hearing “Career and Technical Education: Developing the Future of Main Street Success.”

house Small Business Committee · Feb 24, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches

WILLIAMS, ROGER "The gentlelady yields back. I now recognize Mr. Born for his five-minute opening remarks. Let me also bring up something. If you see members walking in, walking out, it's nothing you said. Nobody's mad. There's a lot of their hearings going on, and so they'll come and go. So I just want to make sure we understand that. And now we'll move to the member questions under the five-minute rule that we talked about, and I'll recognize myself for five minutes. Dr. Nix, based on your experience teaching CTE programs, these programs provide a pivotal solution to the skilled workforce shortage and offer..."

CRS Report

Speaking on the House Floor: Gaining Time and Parliamentary Phraseology

Reports · Dec 10, 2018

House rules and precedents structure Members’ opportunities to speak on the floor about pending legislation. Under some circumstances, Members arrange to speak on legislation by communicating with...

Testimony MEUSER, DANIEL

Converging Criminal Enterprises: Chinese Money Laundering Networks and...

house Financial Services Committee · Jun 9, 2026

"The Chair now recognizes the gentleman from Georgia, Mr. Loudermilk, for five minutes. The gentleman yields. The Chair recognizes the Chair of our Subcommittee on National Security, Mr. Davidson of Ohio, for five minutes. for five minutes."

Testimony BOST, MIKE

Opportunities with VHA Reorganization

house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Feb 11, 2026

"Because of that, I want the committee members to have as much time as possible to engage directly with the Secretary, but understand that we are in a situation where it looks like they're going to call votes around 1215, so we will want to make sure that each member, when we go to questions, that they will get five minutes, but five minutes only, and I'll have a time schedule so that the questions can be asked. Also know that if votes are called at 1215, the Secretary has a hard stop at 1230,..."

Testimony BEAN, AARON

H.R. 9496, H.R. 9500, H.R. 9498, H.R. 9501, H.R. 9499, H.R. 7972, H.R....

house Ways and Means Committee · Jul 1, 2026

"We need managed care to help manage the patient and put the patient first and bring value to the taxpayers, and we need providers like hospitals that are able to give us all that we want, the absolute best care, patient-centered. And so, all that being said, the consensus is still being formed right now. I support Dr. Murphy, and if you want to watch one of the great five-minute debates of his five minutes of coming in and really saying that the system is broken, we need to do better, I support..."

Testimony GROTHMAN, GLENN

"Work, Dignity, and Choice in Disability Employment"

house Education and Workforce Committee · Feb 13, 2026

"Okay. Mr. Brewer. Thank you. Under Committee Rule 9, we'll now question the witnesses. Under Committee Rule 9B, I'll authorize members present to ask questions for longer than five minutes. We usually go five minutes, but we're going to go ten minutes here for myself and Representative Owen, so I now recognize myself for ten minutes. Mr. Brewer, I found your testimony kind of"

Testimony MILLER-MEEKS, MARIANNETTE

H.R.4398, the “Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Account...

house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Jun 30, 2026

"The Chair now recognizes Dr. Conaway for five minutes for any questions you may have. Thank you, Dr. Conaway, for yielding. The chair now recognizes Dr. Bergman for five minutes—or General Bergman for five minutes for any questions you may have. Thank you very much, General Bergman. I now recognize myself for five minutes. Dr. Arfons, in your testimony, you state that the VA strongly agrees with the need to enhance and improve the foreign medical program and supports the bill subject to..."

Testimony JORDAN, JIM

“The Censorship-Industrial Complex”

house Judiciary Committee · Feb 12, 2025

"Thank you, Mr. Aaron. We'll now move to five-minute questions under the five-minute rule, I should say. And the gentleman from California, Mr. Issa, is"

Testimony SPEAKER_45

Department of State FY 2027 Budget Request: A Commitment to America Fi...

house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 3, 2026

"I only have five minutes. I'm not going to run out your five minutes. You're running out your five minutes. I don't do yes or no questions. You want to ask me a question? Did I"

Testimony RASKIN, JAMIE

“Oversight of the Department of Justice”

house Judiciary Committee · Feb 11, 2026

"a fraud on the court. Other judges found your statements to be, quote, inexplicably misleading, patently incredible, totally inconsistent, and so disingenuous that the court is left with little confidence that the government can be trusted to tell the truth about anything. Now, as ranking member, I asked the chairman to add a few extra rounds of questions today because we each have five hours of questions, not five minutes, but we're stuck with five minutes. That's clearly insufficient to give..."

Testimony BOST, MIKE

Opportunities with VHA Reorganization

house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Feb 11, 2026

"We're going to hold five minute. Representative Van Orton, you are recognized for five minutes. Without objection. Okay"

Testimony GUTHRIE, BRETT

Full Committee Markup of 16 Bills

house Energy and Commerce Committee · May 21, 2026

"The gentleman yields back. Is there discussion on the amendment? Seeing none, is there further discussion? The gentleman from Virginia is recognized for five minutes to speak on the amendment. recognized for five minutes to speak on the amendment yeah I generally try not further discussion seeing none there's no further discussion the vote occurs on the amendment all those in favor shall signify by saying aye aye all those opposed nay the ayes have it are there any further amendments seeing..."

Testimony STAUBER, PETE

Oversight hearing titled "Beneath the Surface: Earth MRI and America's...

house Natural Resources Committee · Jun 25, 2026

"Dr. Lutterer, you are now recognized for five minutes. Thank you very much, Dr. Lederer, for your testimony. I've been, I'm ending eight years in Congress. I have never seen a witness talk like you did without notes. Congratulations. Good job. The chair will now recognize members for five minutes of questions. And I'll recognize myself for five minutes. Dr. Lederer, EarthMRI has significantly expanded our understanding of domestic mineral resources. As the program is reauthorized, I believe the..."

Testimony JORDAN, JIM

“Oversight of the Department of Justice”

house Judiciary Committee · Feb 11, 2026

"Madam Attorney General, you may begin. Thank you, Madam Attorney General. We now present a five-minute rule. The chair recognizes the gentleman from California for five minutes. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The gentleman yields back. The"

Testimony WILLIAMS, ROGER

“AI on Main Street: How AI is Shaping the Future of Small Business.”

house Small Business Committee · Jul 14, 2026

"Chairman, he goes back, and thank you again, all of you, for being here today. Now, before recognizing the witnesses, I'd like to remind them that their oral testimony is restricted to five minutes in length. That's a big number around here, five minutes, okay? And if you see the light turn red in front of you, it means your five minutes has concluded, and you should wrap up your testimony. If you continue to go, you will hear"

Testimony SPEAKER_09

Hearings to examine the American Entrepreneurship for 250 Years: Drivi...

senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee · Apr 29, 2026

"and without objection, so ordered. As your written testimony has been made part of the record, the committee asks that you limit your oral remarks to five minutes. And with that, Ms. Rios, you are recognized for five minutes for your testimony. Thank you, Ms."

Testimony BOST, MIKE

Opportunities with VHA Reorganization

house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Feb 11, 2026

"has expired They'll time has expired Representative Hammond you are recognized We're going to go go to—I'm sorry, I need to tell the timer on this. Staff's conversation, we are going to go back to five minutes. Staff had agreed back and forth, so we're going five minutes. We'll go as far as we can go. You're re-recognized. Thank you, Mr."

Testimony HURD, JEFF

Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 1010 (Rep. Leger Fernandez), “Bridging Ag...

house Natural Resources Committee · May 21, 2026

"The gentleman yields. At this time, the chair will recognize members for five minutes of questions. I'm gonna begin by recognizing myself for five minutes. First, Chairman Welch, to most"

Testimony HAGEMAN, HARRIET M.

“Oversight of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act”

house Natural Resources Committee · Mar 4, 2026

"the Senior Environmental Scientist of the Salt River Project from Tempe, Arizona. Mr. Paul Schmidt, Retired Assistant Director for Migratory Birds with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from Palmyra, Virginia. And Mr. Davey Height, Co-host of Bassmaster Television from 96th South Carolina. Let me remind the witnesses that under committee rules, they must limit, you must each limit your oral statements to five minutes, but your entire statement will appear in the hearing record. To begin your..."

Testimony WILLIAMS, ROGER

“Career and Technical Education: Developing the Future of Main Street ...

house Small Business Committee · Feb 24, 2026

"The gentlelady yields back. I now recognize Mr. Born for his five-minute opening remarks. Let me also bring up something. If you see members walking in, walking out, it's nothing you said. Nobody's mad. There's a lot of their hearings going on, and so they'll come and go. So I just want to make sure we understand that. And now we'll move to the member questions under the five-minute rule that we talked about, and I'll recognize myself for five minutes. Dr. Nix, based on your experience teaching..."

Testimony WOMACK, STEVE

Budget Hearing – Department of Housing and Urban Development

house Appropriations Committee · May 12, 2026

"time I would recognize you for five minutes I thank the Secretary for his opening comments. We will proceed now to the questions. I will recognize myself for five minutes and remind all of my colleagues that we will enforce the five-minute rule, so please get to your questions as soon as possible so as to allow time for a reasonable response. Secretary Turner, I know you've been busy this past year implementing both an internal and external transformation with a goal of, as you often say,..."

Testimony FLEISCHMANN, CHARLES J. "CHUCK"

Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Requests for the Army Corps of Engineers (Civi...

house Appropriations Committee · May 21, 2025

"Mr. Cameron, good morning, sir. You are now recognized for five minutes for your opening And I thank you, Mr. Cameron. We will now begin with questions for five minutes. I'm going to ask everybody to please hold their questions to five minutes because we have other people having to move in and out with other hearings going on. Beginning with my own, General Graham, thank you again for being with us a second time this year. You and I have already discussed the importance of finishing the job on..."

Testimony VAN ORDEN, DERRICK

Protecting American Interests in a Convergent Global Threat Environmen...

house Armed Services Committee · Feb 12, 2025

"The chair now recognizes Madam Goodlander from the small yet mighty state of New Hampshire. taxpayers. The gentlelady's time has expired. The chair now recognizes Mr. Vindman from Virginia for five minutes. The chair recognizes Mr. Fallon from the great state of Texas for five minutes. The gentleman's time has expired. The General recognizes, yes,"

Testimony STEIL, BRYAN

Committee on House Administration Full Committee Markup on Various Mea...

house Committee on House Administration · Jun 24, 2026

"I yield back. I'll now recognize the ranking member, Ms. Morelli, for five minutes, who drove through the night down from Rochester to join us today for five minutes for the purpose of offering an opening statement. The gentleman yields"

Testimony SCOTT, TIM

Hearings to examine the nominations of Kevin Warsh, of Florida, to be ...

senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Apr 21, 2026

"Thank you, sir. I will say that we typically stick to a five-minute opening comments, and I would encourage all of us to stick with our five minutes as it relates to our question and answers. We have full attendance today, and it's going to be really important for us to stick as closely to the five minutes as"

Testimony OWENS, BURGESS

"Building an AI-Ready America: Higher Education in the Age of AI"

house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 3, 2026

"The clock will count down for three minutes as committee members have many questions for you. However, pursuant to Community Rule 8D and committee practice, we will not cut off your testimony until you reach the five-minute mark. practice, we will not cut off your testimony until you reach the five-minute mark. I would also like to remind the witnesses to be aware of your responsibility to provide accurate information to the subcommittee. I would like to first recognize Mr. Buzhardt for your..."

Testimony GRASSLEY, CHUCK

Hearings to examine protecting American citizenship, focusing on feder...

senate Judiciary Committee · Mar 25, 2026

"Thank you, Mr. Rikhye. Now, Ms. Westerkamp. We'll have five-minute rounds, and I ask the members for a second time to stay within the five minutes, and I'll hope I set a good standard for that. I'm going to go to"

Testimony GRASSLEY, CHUCK

Hearings to examine the nominations of Sheria Akins Clarke, to be Unit...

senate Judiciary Committee · Mar 25, 2026

"Thank you, Mr. Rickey. Now, Ms. Westerkamp. We'll have five-minute rounds, and I ask the members for a second time to stay within the five minutes, and I'll hope I set a good standard for that. I'm going to go to"

Testimony BOST, MIKE

Opportunities with VHA Reorganization

house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Feb 11, 2026

"There's also a possibility that votes will be called at 1215. Every member will receive, in the order that they come in, the normal we do, five minutes. If you can keep it less than that, but I will gather you down at five minutes, because other members do need to ask questions. So I'll try to lead by example to get my questions out, and with that, I recognize myself for five"

Testimony SCOTT, TIM

Hearings to examine the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Semi-Annu...

senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Jul 16, 2026

"Thank you. Mr. Vogt, the best way, we each get five minutes, by the way, and I'm pretty consistent with asking for us to just take five minutes, and so that includes questions and"

Testimony WILLIAMS, ROGER

“Career and Technical Education: Developing the Future of Main Street ...

house Small Business Committee · Feb 24, 2026

"The gentleman yields back, and I want to say thank you again to all of the witnesses. We appreciate you being here today. Now, before recognizing the witnesses, I'd like to remind them—we've got some rules around here, okay? I'd like to remind them that their oral testimony is restricted to five minutes in length. If you see the light turn red in front of you, it means your five minutes have concluded and you should wrap up your testimony. And if you hear this, that means you're going too long,..."

Testimony WILLIAMS, ROGER

“Restoring America’s Industrial Base: The Role of Small Businesses in ...

house Small Business Committee · Jun 3, 2026

"I now recognize the Ranking Member, Mr. Cisneros, to briefly introduce our last witness appearing before us. The gentleman yields back, and I also want to thank everybody for being here today. And before recognizing the witnesses, I would like to remind them we have some rules here, rules in Congress, and remind all of you that your oral testimony is restricted to five minutes in length. If you see the light turn red in front of you, it means your five minutes has concluded and you should wrap..."

Testimony GARBARINO, ANDREW R.

“A Review of the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for the Department of...

house Homeland Security Committee · Jun 3, 2026

"The gentleman's time has expired. And I would like the gentleman's time's expired. I will remind the witness that when this is the member's time and they reclaim it, please allow them to move on. I'm I'm trying to hold everybody to the five minutes. I'm letting him try to answer when these are important because these are important questions, everyone. I'm trying to let him answer, but I will still keep order here. So witnesses, when the time is reclaimed, please allow the member to continue...."

Testimony SPEAKER_14

Oversight Hearing on “Innovative Technologies and Initiatives to Tackl...

house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 14, 2026

"Bents, be allowed to sit and participate as well in today's hearing. Without objection, so ordered. The chair will now recognize members for five minutes of questions and we're going to begin by recognizing the gentleman from Montana, Mr. Downing, for five minutes. Mr. Gentleman's time has expired. At this time, the chair recognizes the gentleman from the state of Washington, Ms. Randall, for five minutes. Ms."

Testimony THOMPSON, GLENN

"For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Brooke L. R...

house Agriculture Committee · Jun 4, 2026

"Well, thank you for your important testimony today. At this time, members will be recognized for questions in order of seniority, alternating between majority and minority members, and in order of rival for those who joined us after the hearing convened. You'll be recognized for five minutes each in order to allow us to get to as many questions as possible. And I'll recognize myself for five minutes. Madam Secretary, I appreciate your work to support the American cattle ranchers and ensure that..."

Testimony HAGEMAN, HARRIET M.

Oversight hearing titled “The Federal Reclamation Program’s Next Centu...

house Natural Resources Committee · May 20, 2026

"I will now introduce our first witness panel, Mr. Scott Cameron, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Water and Science, exercising the delegated authority of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation in Washington, D.C. Under committee rules, you must limit your oral statement to five minutes, but your entire statement will appear in the hearing record. To begin your testimony, please press the button on the microphone, and we use timing lights. When you begin, the light will turn..."

Testimony LUCAS, FRANK D.

Task Force on Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience, and Economi...

house Financial Services Committee · Jun 12, 2026

"Today we welcome the testimony of Mr. Thomas Hynek, a distinguished senior fellow at the Mercatus Center of George Mason University. a distinguished senior fellow at the Mercatus Center of George Mason University, Ms. Esther George, the former President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Mr. Gary Kelly, the Deputy Chair of the Board of Directors for the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, and Mr. Benjamin Keene, an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Oklahoma. We..."

Testimony STAUBER, PETE

Oversight hearing titled "Beneath the Surface: Earth MRI and America's...

house Natural Resources Committee · Jun 25, 2026

"Thank you very much. If there are no further questions, we will now move on to our second panel. I want to thank Dr. Williams for your valuable testimony. You are now dismissed. While the clerk resets our witness table, I will remind the witnesses that under committee rules they must limit their oral statements to five minutes, but their entire statement will appear in the hearing record. I'd also like to remind our witnesses of the timing lights, which will turn red at the end of your five..."

Testimony HILL, J. FRENCH

Updating America’s Financial Privacy Framework for the 21st Century

house Financial Services Committee · Mar 17, 2026

"Senior Vice President of U.S. Chambers Technology Engagement Center, and Ms. Laura McCreary, Senior Director for Policy and Advocacy at Unidose U.S. I want to thank each of you for being with us today. Each of you will be recognized for five minutes to give an oral presentation to your testimony, for your testimony, and without objection, your written testimony will be made part of the record. We'll start with you, Mr. Taylor. You're recognized for five minutes. Thank you very much to the"

Testimony LUCAS, FRANK D.

Task Force on Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience, and Economi...

house Financial Services Committee · Jun 12, 2026

"Professor Keene, you are now recognized for five minutes for your oral remarks. Thank you, Professor. We'll now turn to member questions, and I'll recognize myself for five minutes for questioning and note to my colleagues the nature of the subject matter and how far all of you have traveled. Be prepared for perhaps a second round of questions, so don't be frantic. You have five minutes. Let's start with you, Dr. Honig, and thank you for sharing your insights with us again. Can you expand on..."

Testimony STAUBER, PETE

Oversight hearing titled "Beneath the Surface: Earth MRI and America's...

house Natural Resources Committee · Jun 25, 2026

"Thank you, Representative Ansari. We will now begin our first panel, which is comprised of one witness. Let me remind the witness that under committee rules, they must limit their oral statement to five minutes, but their entire statement will appear in the hearing record. To begin your testimony, please press the on button on the microphone. We use timing lights. When you begin, the light will turn green. At the end of five minutes, the light will turn red, and I will ask you to please..."

Testimony MALOY, CELESTE

Legislative hearing on: • H.R. 1693 (Rep. Hageman), To redesignate the...

house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 1, 2026

"Thank you, Representatives Scott and Bishop. I now recognize Representative Valadao for five minutes. Thank you, Mr. Valadao. We will now move on to our second panel. Let me remind the witnesses that under committee rules, you must limit your oral statement to five minutes, but your entire statement will appear in the hearing record. To begin your testimony, please press the on button on the microphone. We use timing lights. When you begin, the light will turn green. At the end of five minutes,..."

Testimony TIFFANY, THOMAS P.

Oversight hearing titled “The State of Our Nation’s Federal Forests an...

house Natural Resources Committee · Jun 4, 2026

"Just want to remind you, though you're a veteran here, you must limit your oral statement to five minutes. Your entire statement will appear in the hearing record. To begin your testimony, please press the on button on the microphone. We use timing lights when you begin. The light will turn green. At the end of five minutes, the light will turn red, and I'll ask you to please complete your statement. I would like to introduce Mr. Tom Schultz, Chief of the U.S. Forest Service at the Department..."

Testimony SPEAKER_00

Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...

senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 22, 2026

"We will now begin a round of questions. I'm going to ask colleagues to try to – well, I'm going to insist that we keep our comments to five minutes so that we can get to a second round and also recognizing how much is on everyone's plate. So I will be – I will set the standard here and I will keep my remarks and your responses to less than five minutes. As I mentioned, Mr. Secretary, this is a department that really relies on the good men and women, and all that you have outlined in your..."

Testimony SPEAKER_00

Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...

senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 22, 2026

Testimony WESTERMAN, BRUCE

Legislative field hearing on a Discussion Draft of the “Great American...

house Natural Resources Committee · Jun 12, 2026

"And with that, I'll now recognize the Ranking Member of the Natural Resources Committee, Representative Jared Huffman of California, for his opening statement. Thank you, Ranking Member Huffman. We will now move on to our panel of witnesses, and I'll remind the witnesses that under committee rules, you'll have five minutes for an oral opening statement, but your entire statement will appear in the hearing record. To begin your testimony, press the on button on the microphone. We use timing..."

Testimony RISCH, JAMES E.

Hearings to examine the nominations of Juan Segura, of Virginia, to be...

senate Foreign Relations Committee · Jun 18, 2026

"Well, thank you, Senator Shaheen. Appreciate that. We're now going to hear from each of you. We're going to start with Mr. Segura. What I'd ask that you do is please keep your remarks to five minutes or thereabouts. If you have anything you want to add, we've got lots of room in the record, so you can submit whatever you'd like for the record. But in the meantime, to give everybody a chance at questions, if you'd keep it to five minutes, I'd appreciate that. Mr. Segura, the floor is yours...."

Hearing “Oversight of the Department of Justice”

house Judiciary Committee · Feb 11, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches

RASKIN, JAMIE "a fraud on the court. Other judges found your statements to be, quote, inexplicably misleading, patently incredible, totally inconsistent, and so disingenuous that the court is left with little confidence that the government can be trusted to tell the truth about anything. Now, as ranking member, I asked the chairman to add a few extra rounds of questions today because we each have five hours of questions, not five minutes, but we're stuck with five minutes. That's clearly insufficient to give voice to America's victims and survivors and to demand answers about all the corruption and..."

Hearing Full Committee Markup of 16 Bills

house Energy and Commerce Committee · May 21, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches

GUTHRIE, BRETT "The gentleman yields back. Is there discussion on the amendment? Seeing none, is there further discussion? The gentleman from Virginia is recognized for five minutes to speak on the amendment. recognized for five minutes to speak on the amendment yeah I generally try not further discussion seeing none there's no further discussion the vote occurs on the amendment all those in favor shall signify by saying aye aye all those opposed nay the ayes have it are there any further amendments seeing none the question now occurs on adopting HR 205 as amended a roll call has been requested in the clerk..."

Hearing Hearings to examine the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Semi-Annual Report, focusing on a new day at the CFPB through reform.

senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Jul 16, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches

SCOTT, TIM "Thank you. Mr. Vogt, the best way, we each get five minutes, by the way, and I'm pretty consistent with asking for us to just take five minutes, and so that includes questions and"

Hearing Task Force on Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience, and Economic Prosperity: Examining the Structure of the Federal Reserve System

house Financial Services Committee · Jun 12, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches

LUCAS, FRANK D. "Today we welcome the testimony of Mr. Thomas Hynek, a distinguished senior fellow at the Mercatus Center of George Mason University. a distinguished senior fellow at the Mercatus Center of George Mason University, Ms. Esther George, the former President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Mr. Gary Kelly, the Deputy Chair of the Board of Directors for the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, and Mr. Benjamin Keene, an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Oklahoma. We thank each of you for taking the time to be here, and each of you will be recognized for five..."

Hearing Joint Social Security and Work & Welfare Subcommittee Hearing with the Commissioner of Social Security, Frank J. Bisignano

house Social Security Subcommittee · Jun 10, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches

ESTES, RON "Since Commissioner Bisognano took the helm just over a year ago, the Social Security Administration has made historic progress by shifting resources away from the bureaucracy at its headquarters back to direct frontline service delivery. The numbers speak for themselves. Wait times for the national 800 number have shrunk by roughly 89 percent, dropping from 42 minutes down to under five minutes. Average wait times at field offices nationwide has been slashed by 30 percent. The backlog of initial disability claims has been reduced by 32 percent from its peak of 1.27 million. And the Social..."

Hearing Legislative Hearing on: • H.R. 2406 (Rep. Bonamici), “National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention...

house Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches

HAGEMAN, HARRIET M. "Under committee rules you must limit your oral statements to five minutes but your entire statement will appear in the hearing record. You've been here before so you know the gig and that is to begin your testimony please press the button on the microphone. We use timing lights. When you begin the light will turn green. When you have one minute remaining the light will turn yellow and at the end of five minutes the light will turn red and I will ask you to please complete your statement. Welcome Dr. Petty. Thank you for being here and we look forward to your Thank you, Dr. Petty, and we are..."

Hearing Ending Supply Chain Dependency: Aligning Tools, Capital, and Partnerships

house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches

MAST, BRIAN J. "Your full statements will be made a part of the record, and I will ask each of you to keep your spoken remarks to roughly five minutes to allow time for members' questions. And in that, Mr. Black, you are recognized for any opening statement that you wish to"

Hearing Hearings to examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress.

senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches

SCOTT, TIM "Chairman Warsh, thank you for being with us. The floor is yours. Five minutes. Thank you,"

Hearing “Emerging Fraud Threats and the Evolving Fraud Landscape”

house Government Operations Subcommittee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches

SESSIONS, PETE "I'd like for you to be able to thoughtfully respond and provide this subcommittee with the things which you have come professionally to do to us. I'm not going to, at five minutes, I'm not going to bang the gavel. You're"

Hearing A New Beginning for Colombia

house Western Hemisphere Subcommittee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches

SALAZAR, MARIA ELVIRA "Your full statement will be made part of the record. I ask each of you to keep your remarks to five minutes in order to allow members further questions. I now recognize Mr. Whiteland for an opening statement of five minutes. I now recognize Mr. Whiteland for an opening statement of five"

CRS Report

House Rules Changes Affecting Floor Proceedings in the 116th Congress (2019-2020)

Reports · Jun 27, 2019

As agreed to in the House, H.Res. 6, a resolution adopting the rules of the House of Representatives, provided amendments to the rules, as well as separate orders, that affect floor procedure in the...

CRS Report

House Rules Changes Affecting Floor Proceedings in the 118th Congress (2023-2024)

Reports · Mar 30, 2023

As agreed to in the House, H.Res. 5, a resolution adopting the rules of the House of Representatives, provided amendments to the standing rules and separate orders that affect floor proceedings in...

Hearing Hearings to examine challenges and opportunities with implementing the Endangered Species Act.

senate Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife Subcommittee · Mar 18, 2026 · Transcript

RICKETTS, PETE "and expertise and academic background, make him uniquely qualified, capable of speaking on the challenges and opportunities for ESA reform. Mr. Riley, you are recognized for your five minutes. Again, five minutes to all the witnesses, five minutes. Opening"

Hearing Oversight Hearing – Department of Justice

house Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · Jun 2, 2026 · Transcript

DIAZ-BALART, MARIO "but I am going to hold people to five minutes on the second round. We've been pretty flexible, but we're going to now limit it to five minutes. And I will start that five minutes and try to hold myself, Mr. Secretary, to five minutes as an example to the rest. I mentioned in my opening remarks, and you've heard before that I just returned from a trip to South America. We saw some really positive things, but we also saw some sobering"

Hearing Converging Criminal Enterprises: Chinese Money Laundering Networks and Cartel Financing in the U.S. Financial System

house Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee · Jun 9, 2026 · Transcript

MEUSER, DANIEL "The Chair now recognizes the gentleman from Georgia, Mr. Loudermilk, for five minutes. The gentleman yields. The Chair recognizes the Chair of our Subcommittee on National Security, Mr. Davidson of Ohio, for five minutes. for five minutes."

Hearing H.R. 9496, H.R. 9500, H.R. 9498, H.R. 9501, H.R. 9499, H.R. 7972, H.R. 9504

house Ways and Means Committee · Jul 1, 2026 · Transcript

BEAN, AARON "We need managed care to help manage the patient and put the patient first and bring value to the taxpayers, and we need providers like hospitals that are able to give us all that we want, the absolute best care, patient-centered. And so, all that being said, the consensus is still being formed right now. I support Dr. Murphy, and if you want to watch one of the great five-minute debates of his five minutes of coming in and really saying that the system is broken, we need to do better, I support"

Hearing "Work, Dignity, and Choice in Disability Employment"

house Education and Workforce Committee · Feb 13, 2026 · Transcript

GROTHMAN, GLENN "Okay. Mr. Brewer. Thank you. Under Committee Rule 9, we'll now question the witnesses. Under Committee Rule 9B, I'll authorize members present to ask questions for longer than five minutes. We usually go five minutes, but we're going to go ten minutes here for myself and Representative Owen, so I now recognize myself for ten minutes. Mr. Brewer, I found your testimony kind of"

Hearing H.R.4398, the “Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act”; H.R.4805, the “Warrior Impact from Neurological and G-Force...

house Health Subcommittee · Jun 30, 2026 · Transcript

MILLER-MEEKS, MARIANNETTE "The Chair now recognizes Dr. Conaway for five minutes for any questions you may have. Thank you, Dr. Conaway, for yielding. The chair now recognizes Dr. Bergman for five minutes—or General Bergman for five minutes for any questions you may have. Thank you very much, General Bergman. I now recognize myself for five minutes. Dr. Arfons, in your testimony, you state that the VA strongly agrees with the need to enhance and improve the foreign medical program and supports the bill subject to"

Hearing “The Censorship-Industrial Complex”

house Judiciary Committee · Feb 12, 2025 · Transcript

JORDAN, JIM "Thank you, Mr. Aaron. We'll now move to five-minute questions under the five-minute rule, I should say. And the gentleman from California, Mr. Issa, is"

Hearing Department of State FY 2027 Budget Request: A Commitment to America First Foreign Policy

house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript

SPEAKER_45 "I only have five minutes. I'm not going to run out your five minutes. You're running out your five minutes. I don't do yes or no questions. You want to ask me a question? Did I"

Hearing “AI on Main Street: How AI is Shaping the Future of Small Business.”

house Small Business Committee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript

WILLIAMS, ROGER "Chairman, he goes back, and thank you again, all of you, for being here today. Now, before recognizing the witnesses, I'd like to remind them that their oral testimony is restricted to five minutes in length. That's a big number around here, five minutes, okay? And if you see the light turn red in front of you, it means your five minutes has concluded, and you should wrap up your testimony. If you continue to go, you will hear"

Hearing Hearings to examine the American Entrepreneurship for 250 Years: Driving Innovation, Growth, and Opportunity.

senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee · Apr 29, 2026 · Transcript

SPEAKER_09 "and without objection, so ordered. As your written testimony has been made part of the record, the committee asks that you limit your oral remarks to five minutes. And with that, Ms. Rios, you are recognized for five minutes for your testimony. Thank you, Ms."

Hearing Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 1010 (Rep. Leger Fernandez), “Bridging Agency Data Gaps and Ensuring Safety for Native Communities Act” or the...

house Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee · May 21, 2026 · Transcript

HURD, JEFF "The gentleman yields. At this time, the chair will recognize members for five minutes of questions. I'm gonna begin by recognizing myself for five minutes. First, Chairman Welch, to most"

Hearing “Oversight of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act”

house Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee · Mar 4, 2026 · Transcript

HAGEMAN, HARRIET M. "the Senior Environmental Scientist of the Salt River Project from Tempe, Arizona. Mr. Paul Schmidt, Retired Assistant Director for Migratory Birds with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from Palmyra, Virginia. And Mr. Davey Height, Co-host of Bassmaster Television from 96th South Carolina. Let me remind the witnesses that under committee rules, they must limit, you must each limit your oral statements to five minutes, but your entire statement will appear in the hearing record. To begin your testimony, please press the button on the microphone and we use timing lights. When you begin, the..."

Hearing Budget Hearing – Department of Housing and Urban Development

house Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · May 12, 2026 · Transcript

WOMACK, STEVE "time I would recognize you for five minutes I thank the Secretary for his opening comments. We will proceed now to the questions. I will recognize myself for five minutes and remind all of my colleagues that we will enforce the five-minute rule, so please get to your questions as soon as possible so as to allow time for a reasonable response. Secretary Turner, I know you've been busy this past year implementing both an internal and external transformation with a goal of, as you often say, getting HUD's fiscal house in order. This begins, of course, with your ongoing efforts to identify risks..."

Hearing Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Requests for the Army Corps of Engineers (Civil Works) and the Bureau of Reclamation

house Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · May 21, 2025 · Transcript

FLEISCHMANN, CHARLES J. "CHUCK" "Mr. Cameron, good morning, sir. You are now recognized for five minutes for your opening And I thank you, Mr. Cameron. We will now begin with questions for five minutes. I'm going to ask everybody to please hold their questions to five minutes because we have other people having to move in and out with other hearings going on. Beginning with my own, General Graham, thank you again for being with us a second time this year. You and I have already discussed the importance of finishing the job on Chickamauga Loxer. I was disappointed with last year's setback caused by an uncompetitive bid..."

Hearing Protecting American Interests in a Convergent Global Threat Environment

house Armed Services Committee · Feb 12, 2025 · Transcript

VAN ORDEN, DERRICK "The chair now recognizes Madam Goodlander from the small yet mighty state of New Hampshire. taxpayers. The gentlelady's time has expired. The chair now recognizes Mr. Vindman from Virginia for five minutes. The chair recognizes Mr. Fallon from the great state of Texas for five minutes. The gentleman's time has expired. The General recognizes, yes,"

Hearing Committee on House Administration Full Committee Markup on Various Measures

house Committee on House Administration · Jun 24, 2026 · Transcript

STEIL, BRYAN "I yield back. I'll now recognize the ranking member, Ms. Morelli, for five minutes, who drove through the night down from Rochester to join us today for five minutes for the purpose of offering an opening statement. The gentleman yields"

Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Kevin Warsh, of Florida, to be a Member and Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Apr 21, 2026 · Transcript

SCOTT, TIM "Thank you, sir. I will say that we typically stick to a five-minute opening comments, and I would encourage all of us to stick with our five minutes as it relates to our question and answers. We have full attendance today, and it's going to be really important for us to stick as closely to the five minutes as"

Hearing "Building an AI-Ready America: Higher Education in the Age of AI"

house Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript

OWENS, BURGESS "The clock will count down for three minutes as committee members have many questions for you. However, pursuant to Community Rule 8D and committee practice, we will not cut off your testimony until you reach the five-minute mark. practice, we will not cut off your testimony until you reach the five-minute mark. I would also like to remind the witnesses to be aware of your responsibility to provide accurate information to the subcommittee. I would like to first recognize Mr. Buzhardt for your testimony. Thank you. I'd like to recognize Dr. Duke for your"

Hearing Hearings to examine protecting American citizenship, focusing on federalism, sanctuary cities, and the rule of law.

senate Constitution Subcommittee · Mar 25, 2026 · Transcript

GRASSLEY, CHUCK "Thank you, Mr. Rikhye. Now, Ms. Westerkamp. We'll have five-minute rounds, and I ask the members for a second time to stay within the five minutes, and I'll hope I set a good standard for that. I'm going to go to"

Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Sheria Akins Clarke, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, Kathleen S....

senate Judiciary Committee · Mar 25, 2026 · Transcript

GRASSLEY, CHUCK "Thank you, Mr. Rickey. Now, Ms. Westerkamp. We'll have five-minute rounds, and I ask the members for a second time to stay within the five minutes, and I'll hope I set a good standard for that. I'm going to go to"

Hearing “Restoring America’s Industrial Base: The Role of Small Businesses in National Security.”

house Small Business Committee · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript

WILLIAMS, ROGER "I now recognize the Ranking Member, Mr. Cisneros, to briefly introduce our last witness appearing before us. The gentleman yields back, and I also want to thank everybody for being here today. And before recognizing the witnesses, I would like to remind them we have some rules here, rules in Congress, and remind all of you that your oral testimony is restricted to five minutes in length. If you see the light turn red in front of you, it means your five minutes has concluded and you should wrap up your testimony. And if you keep talking after five minutes, you're going to hear this. That will..."

Hearing Oversight Hearing on “Innovative Technologies and Initiatives to Tackle the MMIP Crisis in Indian Country”

house Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript

SPEAKER_14 "Bents, be allowed to sit and participate as well in today's hearing. Without objection, so ordered. The chair will now recognize members for five minutes of questions and we're going to begin by recognizing the gentleman from Montana, Mr. Downing, for five minutes. Mr. Gentleman's time has expired. At this time, the chair recognizes the gentleman from the state of Washington, Ms. Randall, for five minutes. Ms."

Hearing "For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Brooke L. Rollins, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture"

house Agriculture Committee · Jun 4, 2026 · Transcript

THOMPSON, GLENN "Well, thank you for your important testimony today. At this time, members will be recognized for questions in order of seniority, alternating between majority and minority members, and in order of rival for those who joined us after the hearing convened. You'll be recognized for five minutes each in order to allow us to get to as many questions as possible. And I'll recognize myself for five minutes. Madam Secretary, I appreciate your work to support the American cattle ranchers and ensure that misguided plans to import additional foreign beef were not finalized. I also want to thank you for..."

Hearing Oversight hearing titled “The Federal Reclamation Program’s Next Century”

house Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee · May 20, 2026 · Transcript

HAGEMAN, HARRIET M. "I will now introduce our first witness panel, Mr. Scott Cameron, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Water and Science, exercising the delegated authority of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation in Washington, D.C. Under committee rules, you must limit your oral statement to five minutes, but your entire statement will appear in the hearing record. To begin your testimony, please press the button on the microphone, and we use timing lights. When you begin, the light will turn green. When you have one minute remaining, the light will turn yellow. And at the end of five minutes,..."

Hearing Updating America’s Financial Privacy Framework for the 21st Century

house Financial Services Committee · Mar 17, 2026 · Transcript

HILL, J. FRENCH "Senior Vice President of U.S. Chambers Technology Engagement Center, and Ms. Laura McCreary, Senior Director for Policy and Advocacy at Unidose U.S. I want to thank each of you for being with us today. Each of you will be recognized for five minutes to give an oral presentation to your testimony, for your testimony, and without objection, your written testimony will be made part of the record. We'll start with you, Mr. Taylor. You're recognized for five minutes. Thank you very much to the"

Hearing Legislative hearing on: • H.R. 1693 (Rep. Hageman), To redesignate the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming, as the...

house Federal Lands Subcommittee · Jul 1, 2026 · Transcript

MALOY, CELESTE "Thank you, Representatives Scott and Bishop. I now recognize Representative Valadao for five minutes. Thank you, Mr. Valadao. We will now move on to our second panel. Let me remind the witnesses that under committee rules, you must limit your oral statement to five minutes, but your entire statement will appear in the hearing record. To begin your testimony, please press the on button on the microphone. We use timing lights. When you begin, the light will turn green. At the end of five minutes, the light will turn red, and I will ask you to please complete your statement. First, I'd like to..."

Hearing Oversight hearing titled “The State of Our Nation’s Federal Forests and Outlook for the 2026 Wildfire Year.”

house Federal Lands Subcommittee · Jun 4, 2026 · Transcript

TIFFANY, THOMAS P. "Just want to remind you, though you're a veteran here, you must limit your oral statement to five minutes. Your entire statement will appear in the hearing record. To begin your testimony, please press the on button on the microphone. We use timing lights when you begin. The light will turn green. At the end of five minutes, the light will turn red, and I'll ask you to please complete your statement. I would like to introduce Mr. Tom Schultz, Chief of the U.S. Forest Service at the Department of Agriculture. Chief Schultz, you are recognized for five minutes. Welcome. Thank you for your..."

Hearing Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Energy.

senate Energy and Water Development Subcommittee · Apr 22, 2026 · Transcript

SPEAKER_00 "We will now begin a round of questions. I'm going to ask colleagues to try to – well, I'm going to insist that we keep our comments to five minutes so that we can get to a second round and also recognizing how much is on everyone's plate. So I will be – I will set the standard here and I will keep my remarks and your responses to less than five minutes. As I mentioned, Mr. Secretary, this is a department that really relies on the good men and women, and all that you have outlined in your opening statement in terms of priorities, whether it is building out and executing on the original – or..."

Hearing Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of the Treasury.

senate Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee · Apr 22, 2026 · Transcript

Hearing Legislative field hearing on a Discussion Draft of the “Great American Outdoors Act 250.” (10:00AM local time)

house Natural Resources Committee · Jun 12, 2026 · Transcript

WESTERMAN, BRUCE "And with that, I'll now recognize the Ranking Member of the Natural Resources Committee, Representative Jared Huffman of California, for his opening statement. Thank you, Ranking Member Huffman. We will now move on to our panel of witnesses, and I'll remind the witnesses that under committee rules, you'll have five minutes for an oral opening statement, but your entire statement will appear in the hearing record. To begin your testimony, press the on button on the microphone. We use timing lights. When you begin, the light will turn green. At the end of five minutes, the light will turn red,..."

Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Juan Segura, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Western Hemisphere Affairs) and to be a...

senate Foreign Relations Committee · Jun 18, 2026 · Transcript

RISCH, JAMES E. "Well, thank you, Senator Shaheen. Appreciate that. We're now going to hear from each of you. We're going to start with Mr. Segura. What I'd ask that you do is please keep your remarks to five minutes or thereabouts. If you have anything you want to add, we've got lots of room in the record, so you can submit whatever you'd like for the record. But in the meantime, to give everybody a chance at questions, if you'd keep it to five minutes, I'd appreciate that. Mr. Segura, the floor is yours. Thank you, Mr."

Hearing "Protecting Workers and Powering America: The Future of Mining"

house Education and Workforce Committee · May 8, 2026 · Transcript

WALBERG, TIM "Thank you. And now I recognize for his five minutes or three minutes of testimony, potentially five, I recognize Mr."

Hearing Oversight Hearing - U.S. Small Business Administration

house Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript

SPEAKER_09 "lying. Well, Congressman, with all due respect, I'm gonna set aside the reductive comments you made about small business success, because every small you're saying? A collision repair company, you voted against the working family tax cut, where that repairman, where that auto mechanic is not... Oh, please, if you want to go there, I need five more minutes. You have no clue. Give me five more minutes, time as administrator? Congressman Alford, it was incredible to be in your district and to tour several small businesses. I have probably this year, since starting in January, been to more than a..."

Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Christopher Phelan, of Minnesota, to be Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, John Crews, of...

senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Jun 25, 2026 · Transcript

WARREN, ELIZABETH "objective economic advice. And you can't even say, yeah, inflation is running higher than minutes. Fair enough. I think this person has disqualified himself in five"

Hearing “Combating Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in SNAP”

house Delivering on Government Efficiency Subcommittee · Jun 25, 2026 · Transcript

SPEAKER_02 "When you begin to speak, the light in front of you will turn green. After four minutes, the light will turn yellow. When the red light comes on, your five minutes have expired and we would ask you to please wrap it up. I now recognize Inspector General Walke for his opening"

Hearing “Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part II”

house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Mar 4, 2026 · Transcript

COMER, JAMES "Do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you're about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God? Let the record show that the witnesses answered the affirmative, and please take a seat. We appreciate you being here today and look forward to your testimony. Let me remind the witnesses that we have read your written statement. They will appear in full in the hearing record. Please limit your oral statements to five minutes. As a reminder, please press the button on the microphone in front of you so that it's on and the members can hear you. When..."

Hearing Nuclear Permitting Reform: Legislation to Advance Efficient Licensing

house Energy Subcommittee · Jun 9, 2026 · Transcript

LATTA, ROBERT E. "Industry Council. So, thank you. Again, we appreciate you all being here. Before we get started, just a couple of quick housekeeping. Make sure that the mics pulled up close to you, and you'll notice you have four minutes when it's green, it turns yellow when you're down to about one minute, and red, so we appreciate you watching those lights. Ms. Korsnick, you are recognized for five minutes for an opening statement. Again, thanks for being with us today. Great. forward to your questions. Well, thank you very much for your opening statement."

Hearing “Oversight of the Office of Special Counsel Jack Smith”

house Judiciary Committee · Jan 22, 2026 · Transcript

JORDAN, JIM "Gentlemen, we will now proceed under the five-minute rule. We have votes coming in any minute now, but I think we'll have time for three or four members to get their five-minute questions in before the committee will take a recess to go vote. They are not going to close the vote until we get there. I know that"

Hearing “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the NLRB”

house Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee · Jun 4, 2026 · Transcript

ALLEN, RICK W. "I will now turn to the introduction of our distinguished witnesses. Our first witness is the Honorable James R. Murphy, Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board in Washington, D.C. Our second witness is the Honorable Crystal S. Carey, General Counsel of the NLRB. We thank the witnesses for being here today, and we look forward to your testimony. Pursuant to Committee Rules, I would ask that you each limit your oral presentation to a 3-minute summary of your written statement. The clock will count down from three minutes as committee members have many questions for you. However, pursuant..."

Hearing “Training Activists, Not Physicians: The Impact of DEI on Medical Schools”

house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript

WALBERG, TIM "We thank the witnesses for being here today. Pursuant to committee rule, I would ask that you each limit your oral presentation to a three-minute summary of your written statement. The clock will count down from three minutes as committee members have many questions to ask you. However, pursuant to committee rule 8D and committee practice, we will not cut off your testimony until you reach the five-minute mark. I would also like to remind the witnesses to be aware of their responsibility to provide accurate information to the"

Hearing “Field of Fees: Private Equity’s Role in the Commercialization of American Youth Sports”

house Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee · Jun 30, 2026 · Transcript

KILEY, KEVIN "Pursuant to Committee Rules, I ask that you limit your oral presentation to a three-minute summary of your written statement. The clock will count down from three minutes, as committee members do have many questions for you. However, pursuant to Committee Rule 8D and committee practice, we will not cut off your testimony until you reach the five-minute mark. I'd also like to remind the witnesses to be aware of their responsibility to provide"

Hearing Hearings to examine the nomination of Lieutenant General Douglas A. Schiess, USSF, to be general and Chief of Space Operations.

senate Armed Services Committee · Jul 16, 2026 · Transcript

WICKER, ROGER F. "testify upon request before this committee? Yes. Do you agree to provide documents, including copies of electronic forms of communication, in a timely manner when requested by a duly constituted committee or to consult with the committee regarding the basis for any good faith delay or denial in providing such documents? Yes. Very good. Now let's turn to round of five-minute questions. And let me ask you this. You know, you're the third, you're going to be, I hope, the third person to hold this position. And so we're still, even after two others, we're still sort of developing the personality..."

Hearing Hearings to examine the nomination of Walter Clayton, of New York, to be Director of National Intelligence.

senate Intelligence (Select) Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript

COTTON, TOM "Five, do you agree to inform and fully brief to the fullest extent possible all members of this committee of intelligence activities and covert actions rather than only the chairman and the It is my intention to convene a committee business meeting early next week to vote on the nomination of Mr. Clayton and report it to the Senate for a floor vote. Mr. Clayton will now proceed to your opening statement, after which I will recognize members by seniority before the gavel and by arrival after the gavel for five minutes each. Mr. Clayton, the floor is yours. Thank you, Mr. Clayton. You do indeed..."

Hearing Protecting American Innovation: The Federal Research Security Enterprise

house Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript

MOOLENAAR, JOHN R. "Thank you, Dr. Valdez. I'll now recognize myself for five minutes of questions. I'd like to begin, for all the witnesses, with a yes or no"

Hearing Committee on House Administration Elections Subcommittee Hearing:“Election Observation: Best Practices and Congress’s Role”

house Elections Subcommittee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript

LEE, LAUREL M. "Thank you to each of you, and I will begin our questions today followed by the ranking member. I now recognize myself for five minutes for the purpose of questioning our witnesses. Supervisor Wilcox, I will start with"

CRS Report

Locomotive Idling, Air Quality, and Blocked Crossings

Resources · Mar 4, 2022

When a train is not moving but its engines are running, it can present risks and disruptions for the surrounding community. Locomotives emit fuel exhaust that degrades air quality and generates noise...

Testimony ESTES, RON

Joint Social Security and Work & Welfare Subcommittee Hearing with the...

house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 10, 2026

"Since Commissioner Bisognano took the helm just over a year ago, the Social Security Administration has made historic progress by shifting resources away from the bureaucracy at its headquarters back to direct frontline service delivery. The numbers speak for themselves. Wait times for the national 800 number have shrunk by roughly 89 percent, dropping from 42 minutes down to under five minutes. Average wait times at field offices nationwide has been slashed by 30 percent. The backlog of..."

Testimony WALBERG, TIM

"Protecting Workers and Powering America: The Future of Mining"

house Education and Workforce Committee · May 8, 2026

"Thank you. And now I recognize for his five minutes or three minutes of testimony, potentially five, I recognize Mr."

Testimony CHU, JUDY

Joint Social Security and Work & Welfare Subcommittee Hearing with the...

house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 10, 2026

"Commissioner Bisognano, you used to have all kinds of data points on your website on customer service, but last year, you took them down, and instead, you have one highly misleading metric, which is your celebration of reducing the average speed of answer on SSA's phone line from 42 minutes back in 2024 to now just five minutes. Is it accurate that in calculating this number, your agency records a caller who selects"

Testimony SPEAKER_09

Oversight Hearing - U.S. Small Business Administration

house Appropriations Committee · Jul 14, 2026

"lying. Well, Congressman, with all due respect, I'm gonna set aside the reductive comments you made about small business success, because every small you're saying? A collision repair company, you voted against the working family tax cut, where that repairman, where that auto mechanic is not... Oh, please, if you want to go there, I need five more minutes. You have no clue. Give me five more minutes, time as administrator? Congressman Alford, it was incredible to be in your district and to tour..."

CRS Report

The Committee Markup Process in the House of Representatives

Reports · Feb 28, 2025

The purpose of a committee markup is to determine whether a bill or draft bill should be recommended to the full House and, if so, in what form. At the beginning of a markup, committee members often...

Testimony WARREN, ELIZABETH

Hearings to examine the nominations of Christopher Phelan, of Minnesot...

senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Jun 25, 2026

"objective economic advice. And you can't even say, yeah, inflation is running higher than minutes. Fair enough. I think this person has disqualified himself in five"

CRS Report

The Legislative Process on the House Floor: An Introduction

Reports · Dec 14, 2022

The daily order of business on the floor of the House of Representatives is governed by standing rules that make certain matters and actions privileged for consideration. On a day-to-day basis,...

Testimony HAGEMAN, HARRIET M.

Legislative Hearing on: • H.R. 2406 (Rep. Bonamici), “National Oceanic...

house Natural Resources Committee · Jun 3, 2026

"Under committee rules you must limit your oral statements to five minutes but your entire statement will appear in the hearing record. You've been here before so you know the gig and that is to begin your testimony please press the button on the microphone. We use timing lights. When you begin the light will turn green. When you have one minute remaining the light will turn yellow and at the end of five minutes the light will turn red and I will ask you to please complete your statement...."

Testimony HAGEMAN, HARRIET M.

Legislative Hearing on: • H.R. 2406 (Rep. Bonamici), “National Oceanic...

house Natural Resources Committee · Jun 3, 2026

"To begin your testimony, please press the button on the microphone. We use timing lights, as you've already heard. When you begin, the light will turn green. When you have one minute remaining, the light will turn yellow. And at the end of five minutes, the light will turn red. And I will ask you to please complete your statement. I will also allow all of the witnesses to testify before member questioning"

Testimony SPEAKER_02

“Combating Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in SNAP”

house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Jun 25, 2026

"When you begin to speak, the light in front of you will turn green. After four minutes, the light will turn yellow. When the red light comes on, your five minutes have expired and we would ask you to please wrap it up. I now recognize Inspector General Walke for his opening"

Testimony COMER, JAMES

“Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part II”

house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Mar 4, 2026

"Do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you're about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God? Let the record show that the witnesses answered the affirmative, and please take a seat. We appreciate you being here today and look forward to your testimony. Let me remind the witnesses that we have read your written statement. They will appear in full in the hearing record. Please limit your oral statements to five minutes. As a reminder, please..."

Testimony LATTA, ROBERT E.

Nuclear Permitting Reform: Legislation to Advance Efficient Licensing

house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 9, 2026

"Industry Council. So, thank you. Again, we appreciate you all being here. Before we get started, just a couple of quick housekeeping. Make sure that the mics pulled up close to you, and you'll notice you have four minutes when it's green, it turns yellow when you're down to about one minute, and red, so we appreciate you watching those lights. Ms. Korsnick, you are recognized for five minutes for an opening statement. Again, thanks for being with us today. Great. forward to your questions...."

Testimony JORDAN, JIM

“Oversight of the Office of Special Counsel Jack Smith”

house Judiciary Committee · Jan 22, 2026

"Gentlemen, we will now proceed under the five-minute rule. We have votes coming in any minute now, but I think we'll have time for three or four members to get their five-minute questions in before the committee will take a recess to go vote. They are not going to close the vote until we get there. I know that"

Testimony GUTHRIE, BRETT

Full Committee Markup of 16 Bills

house Energy and Commerce Committee · May 21, 2026

"adopted. The chair calls up HR 3491 and asks the clerk to report. HR 3491, a bill to amend the out a program. Without objection, the first reading of the bill is dispensed with and the bill will be open for a minute at any point, so ordered. Does anyone seek to be recognized on the bill? The gentleman from North Carolina is recognized to speak on the bill for five minutes. Thank you, be happy to yield. I know last evening we had a chance to spend some time with the group"

Testimony ALLEN, RICK W.

“Examining the Policies and Priorities of the NLRB”

house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 4, 2026

"I will now turn to the introduction of our distinguished witnesses. Our first witness is the Honorable James R. Murphy, Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board in Washington, D.C. Our second witness is the Honorable Crystal S. Carey, General Counsel of the NLRB. We thank the witnesses for being here today, and we look forward to your testimony. Pursuant to Committee Rules, I would ask that you each limit your oral presentation to a 3-minute summary of your written statement. The clock..."

Testimony WALBERG, TIM

“Training Activists, Not Physicians: The Impact of DEI on Medical Scho...

house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 14, 2026

"We thank the witnesses for being here today. Pursuant to committee rule, I would ask that you each limit your oral presentation to a three-minute summary of your written statement. The clock will count down from three minutes as committee members have many questions to ask you. However, pursuant to committee rule 8D and committee practice, we will not cut off your testimony until you reach the five-minute mark. I would also like to remind the witnesses to be aware of their responsibility to..."

Testimony KILEY, KEVIN

“Field of Fees: Private Equity’s Role in the Commercialization of Amer...

house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 30, 2026

"Pursuant to Committee Rules, I ask that you limit your oral presentation to a three-minute summary of your written statement. The clock will count down from three minutes, as committee members do have many questions for you. However, pursuant to Committee Rule 8D and committee practice, we will not cut off your testimony until you reach the five-minute mark. I'd also like to remind the witnesses to be aware of their responsibility to provide"

Testimony SCOTT, TIM

Hearings to examine the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Semi-Annu...

senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Jul 16, 2026

"Senator Ricketts. Senator Britton, before you start, here's what I'm going to do. If you go over five minutes, I'm going to cut you off. That's just the way this is going to work from this point"

Testimony WICKER, ROGER F.

Hearings to examine the nomination of Lieutenant General Douglas A. Sc...

senate Armed Services Committee · Jul 16, 2026

"testify upon request before this committee? Yes. Do you agree to provide documents, including copies of electronic forms of communication, in a timely manner when requested by a duly constituted committee or to consult with the committee regarding the basis for any good faith delay or denial in providing such documents? Yes. Very good. Now let's turn to round of five-minute questions. And let me ask you this. You know, you're the third, you're going to be, I hope, the third person to hold this..."

Testimony GRIFFITH, H. MORGAN