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I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and to insert extraneous materials into the Record. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…
Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Frank), chair of the Financial Services Committee.
Mr. Speaker, I will be brief in my closing, but I want to say this is a major piece of legislation, and its effects will be felt across the country. I am extremely proud of this body today, as I know we will be poised to finally repeal the…
Mr. Speaker, I send to the desk a privileged concurrent resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the concurrent resolution, as follows: H. Con. Res. 282 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate…
Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Amendment No. 80 offered by Ms. Pingree of Maine: Page 35, strike line 9 and all that follows…
Mr. Chairman, this amendment prohibits any further funding for the alternate F-35 engine. In 2001, Pratt & Whitney won the award for the primary engine for the Joint Strike Fighter through a competitive bidding process. This process was…
Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Maine will be postponed. Amendment No. 82 Offered by Mr. Inslee The Acting…
Mr. President, as Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, I rise today, during National Small business Week, along with my colleague Senator Cardin, to introduce the Small Business Training in Federal…
Mr. President, I rise today to recognize the outstanding contributions of one of my staff members, Matthew Berger, during his nearly 5 years of service to the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship and to the people of…
Mr. President, as Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, I am delighted to rise today, during National Small Business Week, with Senator Landrieu, who is Chair of the Committee, to introduce the Small Business Tax…
At what point are you going to determine that they need to be paid more in advance?
What is it that you believe should be done immediately that is not being done?
I would be interested to know what percentage of claim amount has not been paid overall?
I just think this is making life infinitely harder for individuals in the final analysis in getting a true accounting.
I am trying to make sense of this process right now for the immediacy, both as the Chair and Senator Vitter have indicated, these are extraordinary circumstances and people need assistance.
I mean, they need more certainty than this rather than sending them through a bureaucratic treadmill here.