Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. With all due respect to my colleague across the aisle, we do not put politics above people. My colleagues and I were out in our districts all during the August recess, and we listened…

Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Vermont (Mr. Welch), a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee.

Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. All time for general debate has expired. Pursuant to the rule, the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 5-minute rule. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a…

I thank the gentleman for his kind comments. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Butterfield). The amendment was agreed to. {time}…

Mr. Chairman, I am told that the gentleman from Washington is en route to the floor. I simply stood to offer the amendment to make it in order. The gentleman who offered the amendment should be here momentarily. The CHAIR. The Chair then…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, I am a proud cosponsor of H.R. 4785, a bill authored by the distinguished majority whip, Mr. James Clyburn of South Carolina. The Rural Energy Savings Program Act will…

Mr. Chairman, I stand to offer this amendment as a designee. The CHAIR. The gentleman will be recognized for that purpose.

Mr. Chairman, I thank the ranking member for his comments. We continue to say that this legislation is a good bill and it is certainly deficit neutral. It has been judged that way by the Congressional Budget Office. It is a loan program…

Let me apologize to the Chair, to the ranking member and to my colleagues for all of the confusion, but we are ready to proceed on this matter. Mr. Chairman, I have reviewed this amendment. It appears to be in keeping with the spirit of…

Mr. Chairman, I would like to proceed as the designee. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 4, after line 12, insert the following: In determining which residential energy…

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the instructions of the House in the motion to recommit, I report the bill, H.R. 4785, back to the House with an amendment. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows…

I thank my colleagues. I appreciate their bipartisan effort on this important memorial resolution to honor Tennessee's historic role in making ratification of the Amendment possible. I want to point out that the State of Tennessee played…

Madam Speaker, I would now like to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Arizona (Ms. Giffords), another border member who from her first day here has worked tirelessly on this border security issue.

Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to a distinguished member of our authorizing committee, Representative Jackson Lee.

Madam Speaker, it seems that a good part of the debate this morning has been about what this bill is not. Both sides have mentioned the need for comprehensive immigration reform, and I couldn't agree more. We cannot enforce our way out of…

Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Price) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 6080. The question…

Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 6080) making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of…

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise to urge adoption of H.R. 6080, a bill to address the urgent need for enhanced security on our Southwest border. Violence on the Mexican side of the border has…