John Doolittle: “Not only do I understand that they came to get away, we need to look into what happened in December, because some very…”

The problem we have had is, frankly, the authorizing committees, for whatever reason, have chosen not to act. And in that vacuum we've been faced with a crisis of what do we do with the teacher being laid off or in Oregon's case with…

Reclaiming my time, I thank both these gentlemen and commend the gentleman from New York (Mr. Fossella), the author of the permanent legislation, and the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Barton), the chairman of the primary committee with…

I thought I made clear, the bill allows for foreign investment in the country. The student, under the provisions of this amendment, himself would not be able to buy the home if he were a student not able to work, therefore not having a…

The underlying bill makes numerous references to public infrastructure. We feel this, indeed, is public infrastructure, and that it deals with roads and schools. There are certainly needy counties by virtue of being included in this Secure…