[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12191]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY

  Mr. McHUGH. Mr. Speaker, I have a parliamentary inquiry.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his parliamentary 
inquiry.
  Mr. McHUGH. I thank the gentleman. I have deep respect for the 
Speaker. He is a great American, in spite of the fact he is a fan of 
the Boston Red Sox. But I would ask, is it appropriate under the House 
rules for the Speaker, as a member of the committee, to be ruling on 
points of order against the bill of which he is a member?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman has a point of order. The 
Chair of course was about to turn the gavel over to another Member and 
did not anticipate this point of order.
  Mr. McHUGH. Mr. Speaker, if the gentleman will step down, I have 
another point of order.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the gentleman's point of order with 
respect to the bill that is before the House?
  Mr. McHUGH. It is to this bill. I think the point of order speaks for 
itself.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his point of order.
  Mr. McHUGH. Mr. Speaker, is it not against the rules of the House for 
a member of a committee of a bill before the House to be ruling on that 
bill and those questions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. No, it is not.

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