I am pleased to yield at this time 2 minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Coble), another one of our leaders in the T&I Committee.

Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Olson), another one of our distinguished members from T&I.

Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to another gentleman from Texas affected by this, the distinguished gentleman, Mr. Gohmert.

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time to close for the T&I Committee. The CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 2 minutes.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. First, Mr. Petri, I want to personally thank you as our ranking member; Mr. Costello, the chair of the Aviation Subcommittee; Mr. Oberstar, my partner on the full committee. {time} 2310 The hour is late…

Mr. President, if the Senator would further yield, why do we have to mess up this bill with message amendments? These are political message amendments. For example, there are some amendments that on their own might be desirable amendments…

Mr. President, if the Senator will further yield--and I will be very brief because the Senator's patience has been extraordinary, and she has been at this going hard, full throttle all day--I would ask the Senator, in light of the…

Mr. President, I will say this in conclusion, if the Senator will yield further, every one of us has small businesses in our States. The economic engine of Florida is small business. It is those very people who have come forth in this…

It is my hope we can pass this substitute amendment without further opposition as we are continuing to see. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Florida. Mr. LeMIEUX. Madam President, it has been my privilege to work…

Madam President, before the Senator from Louisiana leaves the floor, I just want to say that this issue is very simply characterized as Main Street versus Wall Street. It is a question of whether we are serious about reviving this economy…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Cesar Alvarez, a world-class lawyer and a pillar of our south Florida community. This fall, the American Friends of The Hebrew University is bestowing upon Cesar its highest honor, the National Scopus…

First of all, I don't want the Senator to be rushed because I came over here so that I could hear the Senator. The Senator from Louisiana is so articulate and so passionate. She has laid the case out with the bare facts that if there is…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for yielding and for your thoughtful leadership and stewardship on our Nation's transportation resources and your commitment to strengthening America's competitiveness. I strongly support the renewed focus and…

I agree with the chairman, and I thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak on these important issues. I look forward to working with you further on it.

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Mr. Speaker, this weekend I had an opportunity in my community, Sarasota, Florida, to talk to a couple hundred people, working families and small businesses. They've had to cut their expenses 20, 30 percent, but yet Congress is incapable…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5156) to provide for the establishment of a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund to assist United States businesses with exporting clean energy…