John Campbell: “this is an earmark ostensibly for a ``Paint Shield for Protecting People Against Microbial Threats'' for $2 million.…”

That increased spending, and the fact that revenue has dropped off some. I mean, the growth in revenue has, in fact, dropped off, the economy is down, and so people are not making as much money and paying as much taxes. So, there is that…

in 1948, the United Nations established the Nation of Israel so that a dispossessed and tyrannized people might have the opportunity to return to their historic homeland. Now, 60 years later, what does Israel stand for in our world…

I opposed both the earlier versions of this bill, of the TRIA bill, but I support this one. This bill is shorter in duration, and it requires more participation by the private sector. Effectively, in the bill the Federal Government is a…

in listening to all this discussion, I have to think that the taxpayers of America have to wonder what's going on here, that in this bill there has been a proposal to say, well, we'll let these government agencies spend 100 cents on the…