I claim the time in opposition, even though I am not opposed to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

The gentlewoman from Texas has been a long-term member of the committee, and she has thought this through well. We appreciate her bringing this amendment to the floor, and we support it. I yield back the balance of my time.

The Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects program is the core reform, a new program in this bill. It is fundamental to this bill's redirecting us back to our national interests on these freight corridors and these major…

I yield to the gentleman from Oregon. Mr. DeFAZIO. Madam Chair, I would suggest that I would like to continue the discussion. I think there are different conditions. Certainly if a developer buys a large tract of land next to an existing…

I claim time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 minutes.

I thank the gentleman, and I support this bipartisan amendment. It presents a simple sense of Congress on the value of utilizing private sector engineering and design services for enhanced project delivery, so I commend Mr. Hanna and Mr…

I am ready to close. So I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chair, as I said earlier, this bill at this point is an excellent product policy-wise. We will vigorously debate improvements and potentially problematic amendments…

I will continue to work with the gentleman on this issue as it moves to conference.

I look forward to working with the gentleman on this language and moving it to conference. It sounds to me like you have put a lot of work into it, and I look forward to continuing that work in Congress.

I think the gentleman from Oregon has a reasonable argument. I think those things do occur, and that would be something I would continue to work with him and work in the future on as we move forward on this. As the amendment stands right…

Here we are with a short-term extension for 6 months. I believe it is critical that we do this, obviously, as it is about to expire. There are things that not only do we want to do, but we need to do, to make sure that we have the safest…

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to voice strong opposition to this fatally flawed Iran deal. By signing the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015, the President agreed to allow all documents, secret annexes, and side…