I am delighted that we are finally addressing the problem before the House, and I rise in strong support of H.R. 1627, the Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act. This is long overdue. The most noteworthy…

Mr. President, I wish to take a few moments to update folks about what is happening as it relates to the very important effort to pass a 5-year farm bill for our country--for our ranchers, for our farmers, for those who care deeply about…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Farm Bill

I'd just like the distinguished gentleman from Florida (Mr. Ross) to know that later on I'm going to introduce over 60 outstanding leaders, economists, and organizational heads that take a completely different view from the distinguished…

But do you accept the Office of Management and Budget's findings that the benefits of regulations by the current administration in the last 3 fiscal years exceeded $91 billion?

I thank the gentleman for his attempted response. I would now like to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from upstate New York, Ms. Kathy Hochul, who serves with great distinction on the Armed Services Committee.

Are you telling me that the freeze will be helpful to creating jobs? Are you telling me in response to my question that the freeze will be helpful to create jobs? I yield to the gentleman.

Well, I just wanted to ask the gentleman. I didn't mean to make this as prolonged as it has become, but I don't think his response of a freeze was an adequate response to my question.

Well, the gentleman is welcome. His answer is no, he doesn't know. And I'm going to, in the course of this debate, try to share with him the fact that other industrialized nations have far more regulations than us, just to put things into…

Well, if I could interrupt the gentleman, this is not about what your opinion is or mine. I'm asking you about the President's opinion. The President, as you quite accurately said, is supportive of regulation, but he is specifically…

At this time, I yield as much time as he may consume to the distinguished gentleman from Atlanta, Georgia, Mr. Hank Johnson, a member of the Judiciary Committee.

How much time is remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Michigan has 5\1/2\ minutes, and the gentleman from Texas has 5 minutes remaining.

I thank the author of this amendment because it highlights the dangers of this bill. And surely if there is anything that we prioritize in our whole ecosystem is the value and importance of clean water over profits, and I am astounded that…

I may not need that much time. But this is the most important provision in this bill--if we can persuade our colleagues to accept it--because we've all been victims of this rising gas price and then they miraculously come down a little…

I would like to just remark on the words of the distinguished speaker on the Republican side by saying that another Republican has a completely different point of view, who was the former chairman of the House Committee on Science, and was…

You may not. You're not able to yield because I yielded to you. So you don't know?

I direct an inquiry to the distinguished gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Coble) to ask him if he is aware of the fact that the Obama administration has accomplished and accumulated net benefits of regulations in the last 3 fiscal years…

Could I begin by asking the distinguished chairman of the House Judiciary Committee this following inquiry: Is it not true that the United States of America has less regulation than almost any other industrialized country in the Western…