Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from Colorado. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 5116, the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010. I commend Chairman Gordon on his hard work and his leadership on this important…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, House Resolution 1344 provides for consideration of H.R. 5116, the America COMPETES Act. It is a structured rule, making in order 54 amendments. It also provides 1 hour of general…

Madam Speaker, for purposes of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to my friend from Florida (Mr. Lincoln Diaz- Balart). All time yielded during consideration of the rule is for debate only. General Leave

Madam Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 1344 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 1344 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this…

Madam Speaker, I would say to the gentleman from California, it is common sense. The Rules Committee understands that Federal funds can only be used for legal purposes. That must be in the statutes 550 times. So he just wants to have a…

Madam Speaker, I would yield 2 minutes to my friend from Florida (Mr. Hastings).

Madam Speaker, I thank my friend from California for his remarks regarding Muftiah. I now yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern). Mr. McGOVERN. I want to thank my colleague from Colorado for yielding me the…

Madam Speaker, I would like to respond to a couple of the things my friend from Florida said. First, I'd remind him that at the end of the Clinton administration there was a budget that was balanced. There was, in fact, a surplus going…

I ask unanimous consent that all Members be given 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks on House Resolution 1344. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Colorado? There…

Madam Speaker, I say to my good friend, Congressman Broun, that he has forgotten that this bill satisfies the PAYGO rules which CBO has scored at zero, so that there is not an increase, a rule that my friends on the Republican side of the…

Madam Speaker, I would just reiterate what Mr. Klein from Florida was saying about the purpose and the need for this bill at this time in this legislation. The America COMPETES Act is about moving this country forward, making sure that for…

Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend for his courtesy in how he debates these bills, debates the rules; I just appreciate that. But he and I differ very much on the passage of this rule. This rule and this bill should be passed. In listening to…

Madam Speaker, I would like to now yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Klein).

Madam Speaker, I would ask how much time each side has remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Colorado has 13\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Florida has 8\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Mr. President, my amendment is based on bipartisan legislation I introduced earlier this Congress called the Pay It Back Act. I was greatly encouraged at that time by the broad bipartisan support in this body for winding down the TARP…

Mr. President, I will reserve 2 minutes for Senator Tester out of my time. As I mentioned earlier this week, we have an important opportunity to safeguard our economy from the conditions that drove our country into this catastrophic…

It is not a public process at this point. It is not. It is not.

Thank you, Madam President. I see our chairman and the ranking member over here from the Banking Committee on which I serve, and I want to congratulate them for their hard work in getting this legislation to the floor. We are finally doing…