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

I thank the Chair. I will just quickly say then, in closing, that the desire for a strategic missile defense system may be as strong as it ever has been; but the demonstrations, the accomplishments of the work towards such a system are no…

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…

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

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

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. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 241, noes 175, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 16, as follows…

May I ask the time remaining? The CHAIR. The gentleman from New Jersey has 3\1/4\ minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Washington has 7\1/2\ minutes remaining.

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…