I thank the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, Mr. Levin, for yielding. Mr. Levin has been one of our hardest workers and leaders in the effort to make sure that American business can succeed and expand and create good-paying jobs…

I thank my friend for yielding and for leading this Special Order. I was pleased to, with him, undertake this Special Order because of the timeliness of the crisis that confronts Sudan and the implementation of the agreement. I want to…

Mr. President, I take this time to talk about an issue that came up frequently during my townhall meetings in Maryland in August, and that subject dealt with campaign finance reform and what we need to do to restore public confidence in…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in strong support of this bill, and I salute Congresswoman Harman for her excellent work on this and perceiving where there was a need and how that need could be met. There are plenty of studies…

I think we really need to understand that it is difficult to get ahead of technology and we do not want to do anything in our laws that prevents the development of technology.

The truth is any law that can go 24 years before people come here and say it needs some updating passes a pretty high bar.

I expect that will change over time.

I am concerned about Government.

But don't you think we will be storing almost everything in third parties in the near future?

I think there is fundamentally a risk in Congress doing too much and there is a risk in Congress doing too little.

Well, I appreciate you dodging the question, and I understand--if there is a rationale, please let us know the rationale.

I strongly believe that having the appropriate safeguards on law enforcement on getting information makes us safer

I would say the flip side of the coin would be doing too little because the law at this point is clearly in need of some improvement.

We are talking about rights of Americans, fundamental principles that have their roots in the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution.

I do not want to get too technical.

And that is not hampering you from getting timely information?

Mr. Chair, I rise in strong support of the Rural Energy Savings Program Act and the Home Star Energy Efficiency Loan Program contained in today's substitute amendment. Together, these complementary initiatives will create good paying…

Mr. Speaker, I stand in support of H.R. 2039, the Congressional Made in America Promise Act of 2009. This bipartisan legislation ensures that the rules of the Buy American Act that apply to all states and federal agencies also apply to…