Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2131 designates the Federal building and the United States courthouse located at 83 Meeting Street in Charleston, South Carolina, as the J. Waties Waring Judicial…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 2131. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…

Mr. Speaker, again, I would just urge my colleagues to support H.R. 2131. I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Washington for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I strongly support this rule and the underlying legislation to repeal country of origin labeling for meat products, and I believe this effort is long past due. I…

Mr. Chair, I would like to thank the cosponsors of this amendment. I would like to thank the gentlewoman from Wisconsin for introducing the amendment and the cosponsors--Ms. Moore, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Maloney--for joining me in efforts to…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for his leadership on this and certainly want to thank the ranking member of the full committee as well and my friend, the gentleman from Minnesota, who serves as the ranking member on our subcommittee…

Mr. Chair, I thank the chairman. I would urge adoption of the amendment, as well as support of the underlying bill. I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Wisconsin…

I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Conaway), the distinguished chairman of the full committee.

Mr. Chairman, I claim time in opposition, although I do not oppose the amendment. The CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Arkansas is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

Mr. Speaker, first, let me thank Chairman Shuster and Ranking Member DeFazio for their hard work and to the rest of the committee for the hours of work already done on a long-term transportation bill. I rise today in support of H.R. 2353…

I will make it quick, Mr. Chairman. I rise in support of this amendment. Just last year, the House voted unanimously to strip out funding for bonuses to Senior Executive Service employees at the VA because we were appalled by the heinous…

First, let me thank the committee chairman and the staffs for their hard work in putting this bill together. I know it has taken a lot of time and the work of a lot of people to get it here today. Mr. Chairman, my amendment restores…