Madam President, today I wish to honor and remember the full life of Congressman William H. Gray, III, and his exceptional service to his community, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and our country. Bill was born in Baton Rouge, LA, the…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Too often their hope failed, and now history is about to repeat itself. First, jobs are lost by the tens of thousands and, after that, the hundreds of thousands. And when people lose their jobs…

How much time do we have left on our side? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Pennsylvania has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from California has 1 minute remaining.

I rise this morning in strong support of the eight bills before the House today or, more importantly, in support of what they represent, which is commonsense government reform. As a Representative of the hardworking taxpayers in…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for yielding. Mr. Speaker, as an original cosponsor of H.R. 1911, the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act, I rise in support of the Senate amendment to H.R. 1911. President Obama, as part of his budget request…

Over the last 2 weeks, I raised a series of questions focusing on the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, as well as Washington's response, or lack thereof. To date, little is known why Ambassador Stevens was in the U.S. consulate in…

The bipartisan Congressional Natural Gas Caucus convened a congressional field hearing on Friday at the Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. I am proud to have joined Representatives Gene Green, Tom Reed, and…

For those of you up in the gallery, please put on your seatbelts. Again, this room is spinning so fast right now that it's hard to determine what's being said or why it's even being said. So, please, put them on. I don't want you to fall…

I thank the chairman. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 2711. Let me tell you why. I hear about protecting rights all the time and how important it is for the government to be able to do the things that they need to do. Let me…

My comment, Mr. Speaker, is I'm concerned about the safety of those watching today from the gallery. I just wanted them to be aware that there is a definite turntable here, and I'm really surprised that anybody can walk straight when they…

No, I will not yield. Mr. Lynch, we've been yielding for far too long, and I will be glad to yield to you when I'm done here, and that's up to the chairman. But I have to tell you, why do we constantly put this spin on to divide this body…

My colleagues on the other side, I do have great respect for both of the gentlemen. It is not a question of respect for other Members of Congress. The question is: How much respect do we have for American taxpayers? I think sometimes we…

The committee accepts the amendment. It is a good amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 29, beginning on line 23, strike section 123. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Virginia is recognized for 5 minutes.

I just want to speak briefly in support of what Mr. Moran said. Mr. Chairman, this law that we are drastically changing was really the result of a bipartisan agreement with regard to the Congress, and it was authored by former Congressman…

Per an agreement with the authorizing committee, this amendment strikes section 123 under the administrative provision of the Federal Highway Administration. This section made certain unobligated balances of contract authority available in…

There are only 3 more days until the August recess. Given that no new public hearings are scheduled on Benghazi, it's apparent that the questions I've been asking for the past two weeks--and the American people have been asking for more…

I thank the gentleman. I also want to thank Mr. Latham and Mr. Pastor for their opposition to this amendment. With that, I yield back the balance of my time. THUD Appropriations In 2008, the Congress made a 10-year commitment, as the…