Mr. President, I want to thank my colleague from Florida for his leadership on this issue and the Senators from Nevada and Illinois for their great questions illuminating us. I am just going to sum up here in a minute. If the Republican…

If small community banks go away, small business goes away.

We need to help these people.

When I would refer--it was a term we kind of used in Georgia. You're aware of what's happened in Georgia?

I would certainly be remiss if I didn't comment on what--on one of the comments that was just made about the mergers that have taken place in the banking industry here in recent years.

I know there's a different in want and in doing. Tell me what you're doing about it.

In the State of Georgia we have 159 counties. We've got 48 counties that don't have a locally chartered bank.

I am a big community bank fan.

That's a lot of taxpayer dollars casually thrown away to prop up yet another failed facet of ObamaCare.

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 149, strikes lines 18 through 25. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 820…

Mr. Chairman, my amendment strikes section 430 from the underlying bill. Section 430 blocks efforts by the Environmental Protection Agency to ensure that industries which handle hazardous substances set aside sufficient funds, in the form…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, section 430 in this bill provides a blanket prohibition of the EPA having the opportunity to make sure that financial responsibility requirements are imposed on…

Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. Amendment No. 29 Offered by Mr. Peters The…

Mr. Chairman, this is about protecting public health from designated sites that have been contaminated for literally decades. Mr. Chairman, I urge a ``yes'' vote. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on…

Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New Jersey will be postponed. Amendment No. 10 Offered by Mr. Beyer The Acting…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 38, line 20, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced by $13,060,000)''. Page 40, line…

Mr. Chairman, my simple amendment would add $13 million to the Hazardous Substance Superfund to equal the level requested by the EPA. Superfund cleanup is the right thing for the environment, right for the economy, and certainly right for…

Mr. Chairman, may I ask how much time is remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.