I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in support of the amendment. The underlying amendment in the nature of a substitute would raise from the current $150 million to $300 million the amount of financial responsibility that offshore…

Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New Mexico will be postponed. {time} 1540 Amendment No. 6 Offered by Mr. Oberstar The…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. This amendment states that any entity--other than an individual person--with an ownership interest in a vessel, offshore or onshore facility, deepwater port, or pipeline of more than 25 percent is a…

Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of the Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2010, and I commend my colleagues Representative Scott Murphy and Representative Bill Owens for bringing it to the floor today. Simply put, this bill does two…

Mr. Chair, I rise in strong support of today's oil spill response legislation, and I commend Chairmen Rahall, Miller, Waxman, Oberstar and Conyers for bringing this package to the floor today. The Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic…

Mr. Chair, I rise in strong support of the Department of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act for FY2011. This is a jobs bill and it is an economic development bill. It is about rebuilding our infrastructure…

Madam Speaker, I rise in support of the Real Estate Jobs and Investment Act (H.R. 5901), and I commend Congressman Crowley and the Ways and Means committee staff for the hard work that went into crafting this bill. Even as we work hard to…

Mr. Speaker, as we approach the 9th anniversary of the September 11th, 2001 attacks, I rise in support of legislation that would help the thousands of first responders and survivors who were exposed to hazardous health conditions in the…

I thank the chairman for yielding. You would think, listening to our colleagues on the Republican side of the aisle, that the great recession began after President Obama was sworn in, not recognizing the fact that the day President Bush…

Madam President, I thank Senator Landrieu for her incredible leadership and work in regard to the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010. This is the work of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee and the Finance Committee…

The credit provisions are critically important. We make permanent the SBA guarantee programs--90 percent guarantees, the cost reductions, the 7(a) limits from $2 million to $5 million, the 504 limits from $1.5 million to $5.5 million, the…

I ask unanimous consent for 1 additional minute. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, on May 5, 2009, over 14 months ago, I chaired a Terrorism Subcommittee hearing entitled the Passport Issuance Process: Closing the Door to Fraud. Today we are holding Part II of that hearing. During the hearing last year, we…

Mr. President, I join my colleagues who are expressing our frustration on the inability of the Senate to take up for confirmation judges who have been approved by the Judiciary Committee. You have heard our colleagues from Colorado…

Mr, President, I support H.R. 5874, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2010. This bill gives the Patent and Trademark Office additional funding to tackle the patent backlog, helping innovative…

Mr. Speaker, I'm amused sometimes when I stand on the floor and I hear my Republican colleagues debate the economy. Frankly, the Bush administration, of course, did not happen, you understand. That 8 years really wasn't their economic…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I would simply say to my friend--and he is my friend and I believe him to be a very positive Member of the Congress of the United States. I would say to him, I don't want to re-litigate. I do not want to…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this legislation and thank Mr. Scott for yielding to me. I also want to thank the former attorney general from California, Dan Lungren, for working with me on this issue and Jim Sensenbrenner and others…