
I thank the gentleman for yielding. The last time we voted on this issue, the floor was packed on both sides of the aisle. And I observed at that time that, and I repeat today, I really doubt that there are any of the 435 of us, Madam…
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I thank the gentleman for yielding. The last time we voted on this issue, the floor was packed on both sides of the aisle. And I observed at that time that, and I repeat today, I really doubt that there are any of the 435 of us, Madam…

I have a motion at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Hoyer moves that the House concur in the Senate amendment to House Joint Resolution 45. The SPEAKER pro tempore…

I yield myself 30 additional seconds. I also want to congratulate an extraordinary individual who worked for an individual who's not on this floor, Charlie Stenholm, who deserves a portion of the credit this day for this legislation. And…

I yield myself 2 additional minutes. Under President Clinton, PAYGO helped turn record deficits into a $5.6 trillion projected surplus. We also know that PAYGO was disregarded, waived and finally allowed to expire under the last…

Let's pass H.R. 4061 and make sure our own cybernetworks don't become a new weapon in our enemies' arsenals. Mr. McCAUL. I reserve the balance of my time.

I'd like to yield 30 seconds to the chairman, the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Gordon).

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Amendment No. 6 offered by Ms. Edwards of Maryland: At the end of the bill, insert the following new section: SEC…

I would like to just conclude by saying that it's really important that we get this right at every level because of increasing threats to our cybersecurity, both internationally and here domestically. And I urge, again, my colleagues for…

I want to take this moment to thank Chairman Gordon and Ranking Member Hall and Representative Lipinski for their hard work on this really important bill and for consideration of this amendment. I probably, like lots of Americans, have…

That's correct. Mr. McCAUL. Reclaiming my time then, I'm comfortable with the language in this amendment as written and very much support its passage. I yield back the balance of my time.

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

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I don't want to get into what we've been getting into, but simply to observe that as the gentleman knows when he uses the 60 some odd percent, much of that, a significant part of that spending, was specifically not included in the…