Keeping in mind your admonition that I speak to the point of order and not to the underlying amendment, I don't believe this changes any existing law; although, the entire bill changes existing law. This amendment speaks to one part of…

How much time do I have remaining? The CHAIR. The gentleman from California has 45 seconds remaining.

I don't know what more to say here. The points of order are useful, I suppose, but not to me. Madam Chair, to this issue, I would love to see a vote on the House floor on whether we really support our maritime industry, on whether we…

We will come back at this in the proper way. The CHAIR. The Chair is prepared to rule. The Chair finds that this amendment includes language requiring a new determination of the flag status of vessels on pending export applications. The…

Did the Chairwoman say that the time is unlimited as long as I speak to the subject? The CHAIR. It is within the discretion of the Chair to entertain argument on a point of order. The gentleman may be heard on the point of order only.

I will take your admonition and continue on. How much time do I have to talk on the point of order? The CHAIR. This debate is not timed. The gentleman must confine his remarks to the merit of the point of order.

My colleague from Idaho correctly asked me a question: How does this work? Would this in fact stop the export of LNG? No, it absolutely would not. Other countries who want the LNG may or may not operate ships. The fact of the matter is it…

Yes, I do. The CHAIR. The gentleman from California is recognized on the point of order.

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 59, after line 20, insert the following: Sec. 508. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to approve a…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. (a) Of the funds made available by title III under…

Representative Roskam, it is a pleasure working with you this evening. We will call this a beginning, working across the aisle on a program that affects everyone and every family in this Nation. We can deal with Alzheimer's. We just need…

I thank Congresswoman Waters. A couple of things come to mind as we were talking about the research effort. We will very soon appropriate well over $80 billion--$80 billion--for ongoing military actions in Afghanistan. We make choices…