Article VI: ``All debts contracted and engagements entered into before the adoption of this Constitution shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the Confederation.''

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for your leadership. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of my legislation, H.R. 5156, the Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2010. Our Nation is running a trade deficit in green…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, House Resolution 1517 provides for consideration of H.R. 5114, the Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act of 2010, under a structured rule. The resolution waives all points of order…

If the gentleman will yield, I will respond. One of the amendments was not germane. One amendment was made in order because it was germane.

I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and to insert extraneous materials into the Record. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…

May I say that, just to clarify, the amendment that Mr. Taylor was talking about was germane to that bill. It is not germane to this bill. So if I may continue, Mr. Speaker, H.R. 5114 is an important bipartisan bill that would protect our…

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

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 1517 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 1517 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the…

I thank the gentleman from Maryland for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Senate amendments to H.R. 3360, the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act, legislation that I introduced and which passed the House by a strong…

I thank the gentleman from Colorado for yielding me time. Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 4173, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010. Many families in my home district of Sacramento continue…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 410, nays 0, not voting 22, as follows: [Roll No. 381]…

We can all agree that harmful formaldehyde emissions need to be addressed immediately. Formaldehyde emissions from composite woods are largely the result of cheap foreign products that enter the U.S. marketplace at much lower costs. These…