Mr. Speaker, at this time, I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Buchanan), the chief sponsor of the legislation.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time only to say that I very much appreciate the work on both sides of the aisle, particularly the gentleman from Michigan. This is a good, bipartisan bill which should be passed today. I urge…

Mr. Speaker, I want to express my appreciation to Dave Reichert for taking the lead on this very appropriate Special Order to recognize our Nation's law enforcement. No one better represents that law enforcement here in the United States…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 2266, currently under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, permanent bankruptcy judgeships have not been authorized since 1992. Over the past 25 years, we have limited our protection of the bankruptcy system to short-term temporary…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2266) to amend title 28 of the United States Code to authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges; and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. We are here today to address an imposing threat to one of the foundational aspects of our economy, the national bankruptcy system. A well-functioning bankruptcy system provides relief…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 419) to require adequate reporting on the Public Safety Officers' Benefits program, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on S. 419, currently under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, in 1976 Congress passed and the President signed into law the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Act. The act was designed to offer peace of mind to men and women seeking…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table the bill (S. 583) to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize COPS grantees to use grant funds to hire veterans as career law…

I want to compliment the chairman. I hope this doesn't hurt him, but he has gone way beyond ideology on Federal employee issues.

Mr. Speaker, I am happy to yield 5\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms. Kelly), my good friend.

It is a complicated picture, and some of the protections... are there for a reason.

Mr. Speaker, I certainly add my voice to that of my colleagues in support of this important legislation. Syria is a mess. It does affect all of us, as Mr. Kinzinger said, whether we like it or not. It is destabilizing the entire region. I…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, again, I want to laud my friend from Maryland (Mr. Cummings) for his perspicacity in ferreting out this issue. It is a very important one. The use of internships in the…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 195, the Federal Register Printing Savings Act. My friend, Mr. Russell, is going to develop a reputation around here for being just too…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Federal Agency Mail Management Act, which I introduced along with, of course, the author of the bill, Representative Steve Russell. I want to…