Jim Saxton: “I do not believe that the gentleman's well-intended amendment changes the bill at all and, therefore, I believe the…”

I thank Mr. Hoekstra for yielding. I would just like to build on something that Mr. Shadegg said. He said, in essence, that this subject is so important because it goes so much further than Iraq. And as a member of the Armed Services…

Mr. Speaker, the Secretary of Commerce, through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, is responsible for the United States navigation services programs. These include the collection of hydrographic data, the production and…

Mr. Chairman, the facts bear out that the economy is growing. Like the previous speaker, I wish that jobs were growing faster, and I believe they will. But the previous speaker's examples were not exactly examples that I would have used…

I thank the gentleman for emphasizing the importance of tax policy relative to economic growth. One of the things that I would like to point out, and I know the gentleman knows this as well, the President today has been criticized by some…