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I thank the Speaker, and I yield myself 1 minute. Ladies and gentlemen of the House, as we have on numerous occasions, we just raised the liability, or the ability, of the United States to pay a substantial amount. What we are doing now…

Madam Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 1065, I call up the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 45) increasing the statutory limit on the public debt, with a Senate amendment thereto, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House. The…

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.

Madam Chair, I rise in support of H.R. 4061, the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act. I want to thank Chairman Gordon, Congressman Wu, Ranking Member Hall, and Congressman McCaul for your bipartisan effort. You know, this is truly an example of…

Madam Chairman, 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…

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.

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

Mr. Chairman, 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…

Madam Chairman, 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…

Mr. President, I rise today to call attention to a disease that is devastating to women nationwide. In 2009, the National Cancer Institute at NIH reported that cervical cancer was diagnosed in 11,250 women, and more than 4,000 women died…

Mr. President, on January 27, 1945, the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz, including Birkenau and other related camps near the Polish city of Oswiecim, was liberated by the Soviet Army. This week, people have gathered at Auschwitz and…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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

Mr. President, I am introducing today the Boosting Entrepreneurship and New Jobs Act that I believe is desperately needed. I think it is very clear that our economy, which is coming out of the worst recession since the Great Depression…

Madam President, I take this time to talk about former Senator Charles ``Mac'' Mathias who represented Maryland in the Senate for three terms and whose passing on Monday was a real loss for Maryland and our Nation. Mac Mathias was a true…

Mr. President, people are angry and they are anxious. They are worried their middle class way of life is slipping by. They are worried about their jobs. They are worried about their pensions. They are worried about the cost of everything…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at noon on Friday, January 29, and further, that when the House adjourns on that day, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 2, for…

It is possible, but, again, as the gentleman knows, given the differences between the two Houses, there's still ongoing discussions as to whether they can be resolved, and if they can't, what alternative steps should be taken. So it is…

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…