The President has got to give us a TSA nominee that we can confirm.

I think that is the only way you can do training, and--I think you would concur in your many years at Justice--where law enforcement, particularly at the State and local level, can come together and forge those relationships that work so…

I will be honest, Mr. Holder. I am not looking for suggestions. I am looking for a comprehensive effort tasked by the White House to the Attorney General's office...

I have fought to put dollars in the Federal checkbook to support the Department's efforts to combat terrorism and violent crime.

Our role is not to rubber stamp the President's budget--we did not do that for President Bush and we will not do that for President Obama.

Why don't we take a look at that and see and come back to it?

I think we really have to congratulate law enforcement for that.

Spending excesses will not be tolerated.

We want to make sure that the crime rates don't rise. We want to get crime rates down.

Madam Speaker, I want to thank Chairman Lynch for yielding his time. I want to thank him for his support of this very important bill. Also, Congressman Gerry Connolly is going to speak, I believe, and he has been very supportive. We have…

Mr. President, I rise to speak on the issue of financial services. Before I do, I wish to say to the Senator from Massachusetts, Mr. Brown, that we in Maryland express our condolences to him and his loss. We have suffered many of our own…

Mr. President, I come to the floor today to talk about an issue about which I care very deeply and have fought for all of my life. That is financial services reform. I am not a Janie-come-lately to this issue. In 1999, I opposed the repeal…

Mr. President, if there is one thing that we should all be able to agree on, it is that the American taxpayer should never again have to bail out a Wall Street firm. We need to be fighting for Main Street, not Wall Street, and the Boxer…

I thank the gentleman from Colorado. I rise in strong support of the bill. I rise in strong support of the underlying legislation. I am pleased to join my colleague from Puerto Rico (Mr. Pierluisi) in support of the rule and the bill. I…

I really don't have anything specific. I have talked to Mr. Obey. I don't have the specifics of how he is going to consider that. Obviously, that is an appropriations matter, as the gentleman well observes. I would be glad to talk to Mr…

I thank the Republican whip for yielding. I observe that our former colleague is on the floor, the Governor of Puerto Rico. Congratulations to him. On Tuesday, the House will meet at 12:30 p.m. for morning-hour debate and 2 p.m. for…

Mr. Speaker, how much time remains? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Puerto Rico has 2 minutes and 40 seconds remaining.

Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 10 a.m. on Monday next, and further, when the House adjourns on that day, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 4, 2010, for…