I want to compliment Chairman Markey for referring to Mr. Upton as ``Chairman Upton.'' That may be a foreteller of things to come, and we appreciate his prescience in acknowledging that possibility. Mr. Speaker, I do rise in support of…

Is the distinguished chairman suggesting that we need deposit insurance for firms like Citigroup and Goldman Sachs? Is that what the gentleman is suggesting then?

Well, I would say to the distinguished chairman that depositors are very different from investors, and when we have taxpayer money specifically at risk, it calls for a different regime.

I appreciate the ranking member's yielding additional time. The GRID Act would shield both our bulk power system and the infrastructure serving critical defense facilities. The legislation authorizes the President to address imminent grid…

The question before us, with apologies to William Shakespeare, to bail out or not to bail out, that is the question. The motion to instruct by the ranking member says no more bailouts. Quite simply, it cannot be said any other way…

I thank my colleague from Texas for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, as Congress weighs the question of Wall Street reform, the answer the American people want us to give is clear: ``No more bailouts.'' We should give that answer by passing…

Investigative journalists pursued alleged scandals involving former House majority leader Tom DeLay and former White House deputy chief of staff Karl Rove, even though neither was ever convicted of any wrongdoing. But today, few…

Mr. President, I urge my colleagues to support the Cornyn amendment. This is a transparency amendment. It just gives the American people and Congress the information we need in order to make a determination of whether Third World countries…

Mr. President, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the pending legislation before the Senate will add $80 billion to the Federal deficit. The Treasury Department, in a report to Congress last week, projects that by…

Mr. President, I will respond briefly. The reason why we require, in my amendment, the President of the United States to make the report on the risks to our national security and our financial system is because only the President can…

Mr. President, parliamentary inquiry: My understanding is that the Senator from Montana was yielding back. I was willing to yield back my time and ask for a vote as soon as it can be conveniently arranged.

I am glad the gentleman was forthright that he tried to kill the bill that passed the House, went to the Senate and died, the GSE reform bill. The gentleman did say he voted against it, and he did. I would also remind the gentleman, today…

I thank the gentleman, my friend from Colorado, for giving me such time as the Republicans may have, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, this will be the 31st time that I have handled a rule on this House floor in…

A couple times ago when I was on the floor and we were doing the rule, we got into this debate about blaming George Bush for everything, and I would simply remind my colleague, as I did that day, I'd pin the tail on the donkey. We know who…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, this 15-minute vote on ordering the previous question on House Resolution 1424 will be followed by…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 239, noes 172, not voting 20, as follows: [Roll No. 340] AYES--239…

At this time I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Charleston, West Virginia (Mrs. Capito).

Mr. President, how much time do I have remaining? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Five minutes twenty seconds.