I thank the gentleman for yielding. A couple of points. One thing that President Calderon said today that I totally agree with is that the rule of law is important. He said he believed in the rule of law. So do I. But I think the rule of…

Regarding the Attorney General not reading the bill, he is a knowledgeable lawyer. Any knowledgeable lawyer who read the Arizona statute would know what he was saying was incorrect. That is why I asked him the question because I believed…

Mr. President, I am here to raise a budget point of order. The substitute and the underlying bill came to the floor spending money the Banking Committee did not have in its 302(a) budget allocation. It has exceeded the budget allocation…

I raise a point of order under section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act, which prohibits the consideration of legislation that exceeds an authorizing committee's 302(a) allocation. The substitute, as amended, provides for net…

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McMAHON. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Wasserman Schultz), chairwoman of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee on Appropriations. {time} 1545

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McMAHON. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to Representative Moran from Virginia, a member of the Committee on Appropriations.

Falcon Lake in Zapata County, Texas, is one of the best bass fishing spots in the United States. The lake is an international boundary between Texas and Mexico. That piece of paradise has been intruded on this month by the lawlessness…

Iraqi Kurds have been willing partners with the United States since the beginning of the transition to democracy in Iraq in 2003. They personally endured the brutal persecution and murder, including the use of chemical weapons, that…

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McMAHON. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms. Schakowsky), a member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

I continue to reserve. Mr. McMAHON. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Nadler), the chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Mexican President Felipe Calderon is at the White House today complaining about America. He said Arizona's new law ``opens the door to intolerance, hate, discrimination, and abuse in law enforcement.'' He said he will do everything in his…

One of the foundations of America's national security policy is and must remain our deep alliance and our friendship with the democratic, Jewish State of Israel. We not only share our deepest values with Israel, but we also enjoy close…

I continue to reserve. Mr. McMAHON. Madam Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Rothman), a member of the Appropriations Committee and its Subcommittee on Defense.

I want to thank my friend and colleague from Wisconsin (Mr. Petri) for yielding me time. Madam Speaker, this resolution recognizes the University of Texas men's swimming and diving team for winning the NCAA Division I National…

When former President George W. Bush nominated John Roberts and Samuel Alito for the Supreme Court, the television networks repeatedly described them as ``conservative,'' and used terms such as ``bedrock conservative,'' ``staunch…

Last week, our committee on Energy and Commerce, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, held the first of what is likely to be many hearings into the events going on in the Gulf of Mexico. So far, the hearings and investigation…

Mr. President, I was going to speak on the amendment Senator Landrieu and I have, the Hutchison-Landrieu amendment. I will be happy to yield any time the chairman of the committee wishes to clarify. Until he does, I will speak on the…

Mr. President, this editorial that appeared in the Wall Street Journal today says we can have a stimulus that will cost taxpayers nothing by freeing our small businesses and especially our entrepreneurial and high-tech businesses from the…