Again, that was an insane bill that was passed in 2000.

Mr. Chair, the debate today is really focused on whether or not the FBI should be required to obtain a warrant to access U.S. person data. As the quote we are all familiar with says, insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and…

Mr. Speaker, had I been present, I would have voted ``aye'' on rollcall No. 113. PERSONAL EXPLANATION

Mr. Speaker, I thank Pastor Suhr for that wonderful prayer this morning. He and his family have been friends of mine for a long time. His church, as we said, is in Mequon, Wisconsin. While, sadly for our country, in so many parishes or…

Mr. Speaker, I stand today in support of the warrant amendment. I will speak on the warrant amendment here for a couple minutes that were about to vote on today. I hold in my hands here a document that states all the reasons why the…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, Representative Keating's bill would establish a Federal grant program for the recovery, care, and treatment of stranded sea turtles in the United States. All six turtle…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2560) to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time to briefly close. Sea turtles are an iconic species that capture the hearts and minds of many. As I mentioned in my opening remarks, due to the hard work of organizations such as the Sea…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time to close. Mr. Speaker, America is blessed with pristine coastlines that are both vital ecosystems and vital economic engines. CBRA is an important safeguard that helps us as a Nation…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 524) to amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to create an exemption for certain shoreline borrow sites, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Rouzer).

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, as has been said earlier tonight, John Adams said: ``Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.''…

Mr. Speaker, one of the problems we have in society that came to light is that people who influence public opinion are, particularly when funded by the government, too much, in my opinion, in favor of the left. Public universities…

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 401, nays 15, not voting 14, as follows: [Roll No. 110] YEAS--401 Adams Aderholt Aguilar Alford…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on H.R. 524, as amended, the bill now under consideration. The SPEAKER pro…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 524, sponsored by my colleague Congressman Rouzer of North Carolina. This bill amends the Coastal Barrier Resources Act, or CBRA, to ensure…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on H.R. 2560, as amended, the bill now under consideration. The SPEAKER pro…

Mr. Speaker, I have no requests for time and am prepared to close. I reserve the balance of my time.