Steven Holt

May I ask the time remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New Jersey has 45 seconds remaining.

I was attending the funeral of our late Senate colleague Frank Lautenberg earlier today in New York City. I missed several rollcall votes on amendments to this bill. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes'' on the Moore amendment…

We mark with sorrow and with admiration the loss of Frank Lautenberg--a loss to Bonnie and his family, a loss to this Congress, a loss to New Jersey, a loss to America. He served in the Army as a youngster. His father died while he was…

I thank the gentlelady from New York, a good friend; and I rise in opposition to the rule and the underlying bill. This comes down to an important question of American domestic policy: how important is it to us as a country to make college…

I'm pleased to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Grayson).

Let me begin where the gentleman from California (Mr. Waxman) completed his remarks. We are experiencing climate change. It is very expensive in lives and dollars. It is the result of the way we produce and use energy. We must make these…

I have an amendment at the desk, Mr. Chairman. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end the following new section: SEC. 9. ENERGY SECURITY. This Act shall not take…

I continue to reserve the balance of my time until the other side is ready to close.

This amendment that I am offering on behalf of the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Connolly) and the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) simply requires that the oil transported through the Keystone XL pipeline, the refined products…

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. Announcement by the Acting Chair The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to…

The so-called ``Working Families Flexibility Act'' would amend and would subvert the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 in order to allow private sector employers to compensate their employees instead of paying them overtime. It gives…

The bill before us today, H.R. 1406, the so- called ``Working Families Flexibility Act'' is a wolf in sheep's clothing. This bill would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 in order to allow private sector employers to compensate…