Madam Speaker, at this time I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Huelskamp). (Mr. HUELSKAMP asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from Louisiana, Dr. John Fleming.

But the hard fact of the matter is, losing control of this technology is going to cost us a heck of a lot of more money and it's going to cost this industry and jobs, not just of the new technology, which is where our hope is as a…

As a matter of fact, we would love to follow through on the President's constant promises we ought to be cleaning up coal.

It is a bloodbath walking through the streets of maybe Laredo, El Paso, and that even the law enforcement there, even though you spoke to them, are being overwhelmed.

Absolutely. So resources should not be cut, but we should have a Federal strategy, but also accepting and acknowledging the work that has been done by our local cities.

This is a systemic problem. We started with almost--I call 4,000 'zero.'

I think information is valuable.

I just ask this final question, Mr. Chairman. Is this an appropriate time to cut homeland security funding or to enhance homeland security funding for the very points that you have made in your report?

I think my issue coming from that region and feeling that we do better when we move forward to recognize that we can cure what may have happened that caused the horrific incident in the first place.

I don't like the way it is proceeding in terms of reimbursement.

The President's jobs bill has a surprising number in it for rebuilding our infrastructure. Most Americans would be surprised that that number is only $27 billion. Divide that between States, and you barely have enough to put some tar and…

If we don't get costs down, then I think employer coverage is increasingly at risk.

Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Matt Porter of State College, Pennsylvania, the 2011 recipient of the National Down Syndrome Society's Dan Piper Award. Dan Piper was a young man born with Down syndrome who spent much of his life…

Mr. President, I rise this afternoon to speak for a couple of moments about the three pending trade agreements that the Senate is considering, those with South Korea, Panama, and Colombia. I wish to start by highlighting what I believe the…

I take issue with your statement about prosecutors overcharging.

one of the main goals that I tried to achieve and my staff tried to achieve was to seek justice--not to put people in prison but to seek justice.

I have said to many others before you about my concern about raids and that kind of thing.