Mr. Panetta, are you aware that the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute has committed years of research and millions of dollars toward developing a very mature prophylactic radiation protection drug?

Would you at least consider that request?

I am all in for winning in Afghanistan and doing what we need to do in Iraq.

I think it is a way to save money and actually get weapons done quicker.

I hope we don't get any worse examples.

I have sat on this committee for 22 years now, and no matter what it is... we all want to speed these things up.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I rise in support of H. Res. 72, but I also want to commend the distinguished gentleman from Texas (Mr. Smith) for not only his leadership on this issue but also the judicious way in which he leads our Committee on the Judiciary. The…

Mr. Speaker, I yield the balance of my time to the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Carnahan).

Madam Speaker, I would now yield 2 minutes to the gentlelady from California, Ms. Barbara Lee.

I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding me the time. Madam Speaker, every single day Americans are asking, Where are the jobs? The answer is simple. Current regulations are destroying jobs. Last year alone, government regulations…

Madam Speaker, may I inquire as to how much time remains. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from South Carolina has 7\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Texas has 10\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, back when I was campaigning for Members all across the country, I heard Republicans constantly talking about jobs. Despite the fact that the Democratic majority in…

Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Andrews). (Mr. ANDREWS asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

The chemical industry is critical to our National economy as well as the quality of life of our people.

I think we are not at the point where we can mandate that particular topic or that particular tool or any other particular tool.

We are not in support of mandating any single risk-reduction tool.

There is a significant cost to upgrading security across the business.