Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California). The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Johnson) that the House suspend the rules and pass…

Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Price) for such time as he may consume.

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 1782) to provide improvements for the operations of the Federal courts, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: S…

I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, the Federal Judiciary Administrative Improvements Act of 2010 makes a number of changes to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the Federal courts. The House passed a…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 1364) honoring the historic and community significance of the Chatham County Courthouse and expressing condolences to Chatham County and the town of Pittsboro…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, this resolution honors the Chatham County Courthouse in Pittsboro, North Carolina. This historic courthouse was recently destroyed by a fire on March 25, 2010. It took more than 100…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4614) to amend part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for incentive payments under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today with sadness to recognize fallen Rockdale County Sheriff's Deputy Brian Mahaffey. On May 8, Deputy Mahaffey was shot and killed in the line of duty while executing a search warrant in Conyers, Georgia. Deputy…

The committee did a great job to ensure subprime loans would never be made again by requiring risk retention of 5 percent. The only problem is they have called it on all loans, which meant there would be no mortgage loans. You would not…

Mr. President, first, I appreciate the kind remarks of the Senator from Connecticut, the Senator from Louisiana, and the Senator from Virginia. I ask unanimous consent that Senator Grassley of Iowa be also added as a cosponsor. The…

Mr. President, what is the current business before the Senate? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Crapo amendment and the Landrieu amendment are the pending questions. Amendment No. 3816 to Amendment No. 3739 (Purpose: To implement…

I understand that. My point is the same, though, that if we give the regulators the authority to regulate those products, then I think we can deal with it better that way than targeting specific products to be eliminated or banned. Among…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The amendment is printed in the Record of May 5, 2010, under ``Text of…

Mr. President, I have had numerous discussions with both the chairman of the Banking Committee as well as the ranking member and the chairman of the Ag Committee about this issue for weeks and months. I know we have the same goal in…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendments be set aside and I be allowed to call up my amendment No. 3816. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

Mr. President, first, let me thank the chairman. And he is exactly right, I would encourage all of those who have indicated to me they wish to speak on my amendment, from both sides of the aisle, to let us know, come down to the floor. We…

Mr. President, let me extend the same courtesy to my chairman. She is my dear friend. We work very closely together on virtually every issue. It is extremely unusual for us to disagree on any major issue. She and her staff have been great…