Madam Speaker, may I inquire how much time is remaining on each side? The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Foxx). The gentleman from Virginia has 5\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentlewoman from California has 7 minutes remaining.

Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous materials on H.R. 3504, currently under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore…

Madam Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Franks), the chairman of the Constitution and Civil Justice Subcommittee and the author of this legislation.

Madam Speaker, I rise in support today of the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. I would like to thank the chairman and Mr. Franks for their leadership on this issue. This issue is very personal to me. My mother chose life, and…

It troubles me that NEON was on a projected path that would have placed it $80 million over budget.

I believe these are deeply important issues, regardless of political convictions.

I believe it is both wise and important to understand the interaction among organisms in our environment...

Let me point out that the NOAA satellites were billions of dollars overrun back during the Bush Administration.

I believe the National Ecological Observatory Network is a valuable and innovative scientific project.

Mr. Speaker, this motion to recommit must be strongly opposed by anyone who understands that the victims of frivolous lawsuits are indeed victims. No one who supports civil rights laws or the Constitution should support the filing of…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Costello).

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I would just ask the gentleman this: What other sorts of legal claims should a victim be able to prove in court--prove in court, but be denied damages by the judge?

Mr. Speaker, reclaiming my time, the judge has that discretion under current law, has that discretion under this bill, but they don't have the discretion to say they are not going to award any damages where the case is found to be…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on H.R. 758, currently under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 758, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act, would restore mandatory sanctions for frivolous lawsuits filed in Federal Court. Many Americans may not realize it, but today…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 1 minute to say to the gentleman from Tennessee that no judges have to find a frivolous lawsuit to be a frivolous lawsuit. They have that discretion in every case. But once they find it to be a frivolous…

It is a simple question. What other sorts of legal claims should a victim be able to prove in court--because they are allowed to do this under rule 11--prove that they have suffered damages in court, but be denied those damages by the…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 1 minute to respond to the gentleman from Pennsylvania, who was not able to identify a single other sort of legal claim where the victim would be able to prove their damages in court, but still be denied those…