Mr. Speaker, I would like to yield 3 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Indiana, Mr. Andre Carson.

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2554) to reform the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks on this legislation and to insert extraneous material thereon. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to join with my fellow colleagues in bringing this important legislation to the floor for a vote today. This legislation is timely since the issue of…

In closing, Mr. Speaker, let me again thank my colleague, Congressman Neugebauer, for his distinguished work on this. It has been a pleasure. Again, as he articulated eloquently a few minutes ago, the two things that this bill really does…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, today we seek to correct a technical and unintentional mistake in the trademark laws that could result in inadvertent abandonment for trademark owners who registered…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Dr. Shah, let me first of all commend you and the Obama administration for the very quick response to the situation in Haiti.

Mr. Speaker, today, I am saddened as I rise in support and on behalf of the American people who do not believe that the fate of the Nation should be subject to the whims of just one single individual Senator. The Senate filibuster was…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to applaud the actions of the House of Representatives in addressing the need for America's students to receive high-quality, safe, nutritious meals in school. I strongly support H. Res. 362 and urge my colleagues…

I was there 2 years ago at our first hearing, because we had a rapid spike in suicides in the First Blended Air Force Wing stationed at Warner Robins, GA.

We need to err on the side of caution. And we ought to be conservative.

If we had been just as quick to respond at the first death that took place on the highway, in terms of making sure we were doing everything to keep the cars safe, we may have saved some of those lives.

Madam President, I rise this morning to thank our distinguished guest Chaplain, Dr. Benny Tate, of Milner, GA, who has brought us an inspirational message with which to begin our day. Dr. Tate is the senior pastor of Rock Springs Church in…

I thank the gentlewoman from Maine (Ms. Pingree). I appreciate her courtesy in allowing me to speak. Mr. Speaker, this is an important, important issue. It is at the crucible of this entire debate on health care. And the crucible is this…

I thank the chairman for yielding. Madam Speaker, last week I was shocked to learn that in the middle of the great recession, which was caused by the deregulation, hands-off policies of the prior administration, and during this time when…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Let me commend you for the excellent leadership that you have provided on this issue. In this debate today, the one point that has been missing is this: What about the American people? That's what this debate…

I thank the gentleman for yielding and for allowing me to participate in this tribute to our great friend. The poet wrote that the lives of great men all remind us that we can make our lives sublime, and departing, leave behind footprints…

Mr. President, I rise today to bring to the attention of my colleagues that March is National Eye Donor Month. In 1983, President Ronald Reagan announced, ``One of the most magnificent presents that one human being can bestow upon another…