Reclaiming my time. Reclaim your time. HENSARLING: Mr. Secretary, the -- the time belongs to the gentlelady from California. Text of H. Res. Senator Y can then "yield" (give away) some of his time to Senator X. “Reclaiming my time,” the three words that launched Maxine Waters into the millennial meme stratosphere, is, in fact, a pretty common expression on Capitol Hill. "Reclaiming my time," Waters said repeatedly … Chairman, I thought when you read the rules, you acknowledged that I would not be interrupted." A cynic might think, after watching Attorney General William Barr testify today in front of the House Judiciary Committee, that a memo had gone out telling Democrat members that the minute Barr — who they insisted they had waited a long time to hear from — began to speak, they should “reclaim their time” and never hear a word from him. “Reclaiming my time” ... House rules don’t allow video of official proceedings to be use for campaign purposes. Speaking on the House Floor: Gaining Time and Parliamentary Phraseology For more information, see CRS Report 98-427, Considering Measures in the House Under the One-Hour Rule. 6—Adopting rules for the 116th Congress Section-by-Section Analysis of H. Res. It is hard to imagine that viewers of the House hearing were not offended by the technique of many of the Democratic legislators. I didn’t love my car anymore… so I bought a new one (at least it was new to me.) Don’t simply say it for sh*ts and giggles, say and do it because Auntie Maxine reminded us that we are not with sh*ts and deserve to be taken seriously. And let's say Senator X has used up all of her time. 6 House Rules, Constitution, and Jefferson's Manual for the 116th Congress Precedents of the U.S. House of Representatives. Once Senator X has finished, if she hasn't used up all of Senator Y's time, Senator Y can say "I reclaim the remainder of my time," meaning that Senator Y is keeping however much time he has left for his own use. Wasting everyone's time. WATERS: Reclaiming my time. Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan condemned Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee for what became a pattern of asking questions of Attorney General William Barr only to … "Reclaiming my time ... Nancy Pelosi," the incoming House Financial Services Committee chairwoman said. J. Maccabee | August 3, 2020 at 6:45 pm. Waters shut down his rambling and redirected him to her question again and again with the phrase "Reclaiming my time," a stone-faced invocation of House procedural rules… Rules and Manuals of the House of Representatives for Prior Congresses might, in turn, yield back their remaining time by stating: some questions, House rules require the division of the time. I still loved my house.