I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I've had the privilege of serving Arkansas' Third District now for a little more than 6 months in this Congress. And I can still hear the voices of those people who sent me here. Their…

Woman, I think we are going to have to extend the space shuttle for an extra day to retrieve the thought process, it got so far out there in orbit. Let me just be very clear, to kind of bring this back to the subject matter at hand. We're…

I appreciate the leadership of our subcommittee chair, whom I will recognize and yield some time to in just a moment. Obviously, we are spending more than we make. I don't know how many times we have to articulate the financial condition…

I encourage my colleagues to support the underlying bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Arkansas is recognized for 5 minutes.

I thank the gentleman from Arkansas. I appreciate his leadership and his friendship and his service to our great State, the great State of Arkansas. I am thrilled that we're having the conversation that we're having here, late in the day…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and as a fellow freshman and colleague of his in this remarkable new class, I value his friendship and his sense of purpose. Madam Speaker, that is precisely why I rise today in support of my bill to…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Yes, there has been a lot of conversation in Washington about the prospect of a government shutdown. And while I realize there are some in this Congress who might prefer that option, I am not one of…

Now, you show me what business or what governmental jurisdiction anywhere in America is effectively and efficiently managed when you're operating without a budget already 3 months into the budget year. So our conference, in particular, is…

Hundreds of times since I took the oath of office just a few weeks ago, I've heard references to "kicking the can down the road." This kicking of the can, the "can" being the deficit and the debt, has come to the end of that road. In fact…

I just think it is a shame that when economic conditions and economic circumstances might dictate that business decisions be made regarding an enterprise like this, and that we have in place agreements that guarantee certain benefits are…

I would like to know the status of that I-49 corridor in the 2012 budget.