I think, as you know, there was a bill over from the Senate, which was bipartisan in nature, and I think that we need to move this bill before Memorial Day. I think that the committee is going to have to decide how to get that done in the…

I don't think the same would be because of both the Senate and the House. I'm hopeful that we will pass the supplemental through the House, but it won't be in the same position because we haven't had a conference on the supplemental. The…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that it may be in order at any time on Thursday, May 20, 2010, for the Speaker to declare a recess, subject to the call of the Chair, for the purpose of receiving in joint meeting His Excellency Felipe…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I want to tell the gentleman, although I announced only the American Jobs Bill Closing Tax Loopholes and Preventing Outsourcing Act, my expectation is we will also deal with the COMPETES Act next week as…

I'm sure everybody listening now will be glad to hear that there is some cooperation and agreement. The gentleman and I are both strong supporters of the Iran sanction legislation. We believe that not only is the Middle East region at…

I don't think I mentioned a figure on the extenders. I am pretty sure I did not, not today or, frankly, any other day, because it hasn't been finally completed by the Ways and Means Committee. As you know, they are working with the Senate…

And, finally, looking at what we're doing in the manufacturing sector, we have amendments that strengthen the manufacturing extension partnerships that really allow the National Institutes of Standards and Technology in my congressional…

Madam Chairman, I would like to first say thank you very much to our Chairman Gordon, who's been a really tremendous leader, and especially as we move forward. What I think is-- I know it's the America COMPETES Act--but I think of it as…

Mr. Speaker, I join millions of Americans to demand that finally Congress get to the business of reforming Wall Street. Let's get a bill to the President and let's let him sign something that benefits Main Street. Eighteen months ago, I…

Mr. Speaker, as a cosponsor of the House version of this resolution, I stand in strong support of S. 1067. This measure expresses the frustration of many members of Congress who feel that efforts to disarm the Lord's Resistance Army and to…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in strong support of the rule on the COMPETES Act, and I will speak later on the bill itself. But I rise to pay tribute to Muftiah McCartin. Muftiah is a good friend of mine, so I want you to take…

I thank the gentleman from Tennessee, the chairman of the committee, for yielding. I congratulate Mr. Hall, my good friend from Texas, for his leadership. And I rise in support of the America COMPETES Act. I want to congratulate Mr. Gordon…

Mr. President, I rise today to discuss the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program Dependent Coverage Extension Act. This bill will allow Federal employees to benefit immediately from an important provision of the new health care law…

Congress is the entity to make our laws.

I think this is critical to trying to understand the espionage laws.

Who decides what harm will result.

There needs to be a process here, because let me take it then to someone who is not on the same page here.

A prosecutor needs to be apolitical.