Mr. Speaker, I want to point out that our colleagues across the aisle, as well as President Obama, the answer to everything is to raise taxes, but they never can explain how raising taxes would lower costs, especially on gasoline. To me…

As my colleague knows, yesterday, in the Rules Committee, people on his side of the aisle talked about tax breaks and giveaways, and that, again, implies that all the money that hardworking taxpayers earn is government money, and that is…

When I'm finished. I believe the gentleman from Colorado probably has adequate time. Mr. McGOVERN. I thought since you referred to me we would have a dialogue, but I guess not. Okay.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Again, I want to point out to my colleague from Vermont that it was under Democrats that this authorization expired. They renewed the authorization six times while they were in…

House Resolution 619 provides for a structured rule providing for consideration of H.R. 4348, a bill which extends the Federal highway, transit, and highway safety programs through the end of fiscal year 2012 and establishes program…

Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 619 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 619 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this…

Mr. Speaker, I think I should remind my colleague from Colorado that the Democrats were in charge of both Houses of the Congress and had the Presidency when the authorization for this bill first expired, and I believe they reauthorized it…

What factors were behind the decision to cancel the MECV program and focus on the JLTV?

General Mills, what level of risk is being assumed across the FYDP?

why don't we have these ships now or expect to have them anytime soon for that matter?

Do you see any value in continuing to explore options with the MECV testing, for which approximately $20 million had been budgeted for fiscal year 2012?

The decision to move away from the MECV program has impacted the defense industrial base.

General Mills, in 2009, the Navy identified the requirement for 38 amphibious ships, but accepted the risk of 33 ships due to fiscal constraints.

General Mills, what is the current amphibious ship requirement?

The creation of jobs benefits the entire economy, and in recent monthly employment reports, we have begun to see the fruits of that labor.

However, the remedy is no longer effective in preventing dumping.

There is no more important issue to working Americans than the ability to get and keep a job.

Can you assure me that you will hang tough and make sure the agreement is revised in a way that prevents further injury to the industry and workers?