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I have no further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Scott) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill…

Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Owens), whose district borders Canada. {time} 1440

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4748, the Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act of 2010, amends the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 to require that the director of the…

Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the gentleman from New York and the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, Mr. Thompson, for their hard work on this bill. It's an extremely important bill dealing with narcotics on the northern border. I…

Mr. Speaker, there has been considerable finger pointing, misdirected, I might add, by our colleagues on the other side of the aisle, with respect to who is responsible for the mountain of debt weighing on our Nation. I rise to set the…

Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to recognize and commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In 1990, then-President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act…

Mr. Speaker, yesterday the President of the United States signed legislation into law that dramatically alters the way our financial sector works and makes it harder for our economy to recover. Instead of bringing much-needed reforms to…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I am very pleased to join my colleagues in support of the legislation today, which includes the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010. Others have spoken about the epidemic of crime in our Nation's Indian…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the bill, which will promote competitiveness, innovation, exports, and, most importantly, jobs in the Richmond, Virginia area. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the U.S. Manufacturing Enhancement…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 1470) honoring the life, achievements, and distinguished career of Chief Justice William S. Richardson. The Clerk read the title of the resolution. The text of…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. House Resolution 1470 honors the life, achievements, and distinguished career of Chief Justice William S. Richardson. Chief Justice Richardson was a leading proponent of the rights of…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1469) to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 1469, the Child Protection Improvements Act of 2009, will permanently authorize the National Child Safety Program. Passed in 2003 as part of the PROTECT Act, the National Child…

Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from California (Mr. Schiff) a former prosecutor and the sponsor of the legislation.

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5566) to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit interstate commerce in animal crush videos, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume just to, again, thank the gentleman from California for his leadership on this issue. I ask my colleagues to support the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro…

Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my two colleagues from Hawaii for their bipartisan cooperation on this resolution. I urge my colleagues to support it. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion…