Again I express appreciation to both majority and minority leaders for expedited action in trying to get to the President's desk these two important measures. With that, I would like to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania…

Again, I would like to point out that I will be opposing the previous question on the underlying issue. I don't necessarily agree with what some of my colleagues have said with regard to China, and I voted consistently with that in the…

I will inform the gentleman from Texas that one additional speaker has emerged. I would be honored to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Washington (Mr. McDermott). (Mr. McDERMOTT asked and was given permission to revise and extend…

Very briefly, I yield myself 1 minute to respond before I yield to the gentleman from Michigan. To be clear, these bills have the potential to create jobs, but there will also be many investors that lose money as a result of these bills…

I yield the gentleman an additional 30 seconds. Mr. McGOVERN. I yield back the balance of my time.

I thank the gentleman from Texas. I would like to express my appreciation to the leadership of the House for expediting these two important bills and bringing them before the House of Representatives. I rise in support of the underlying…

I thank the gentleman. I believe we are on our last speaker. I would like to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Maine (Mr. Michaud).

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, this 15-minute vote on ordering the previous question will be followed by 5-minute votes on adoption…

The bills before us do something for people of all economic classes in the country--they help working families and the poor; they're good for the middle class; and they're good for millionaires. Let me talk about each group and how it…

It is my honor to yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Sutton).

Here we are 43 weeks into the current Congress since the Republicans took control of the House, and yet we have failed to pass a single bill to create jobs. Fourteen million Americans without jobs, many millions more are underemployed…

I thank the gentleman from Michigan. Today I am pleased to see that Congress is finally focused on America's top priority, jobs. As economic experts from across the ideological spectrum have made clear, these trade agreements with Panama…

It is my belief that it would be much more difficult to replicate it today given our current immigration policies.

At a time when we are in desperate need of both fiscal responsibility and economic stimulus, the Startup Visa Act will create American jobs at no cost to the Federal Government.

I would also like to thank Ranking Member Lofgren and my own congressman, Jared Polis, for their leadership and support of the startup visa legislation.

It is my honor to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts, a colleague of mine on the Rules Committee, Mr. McGovern. Mr. McGOVERN. I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I would like to talk just for a couple of…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 17, begining on line 14, strike subparagraph (A), and insert the following: ``(A) In the case of a State…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, today we will be discussing two good bills. Both bills under this rule are bipartisan bills. One will support students across this Nation, give parents better choices, improve the…

I yield the gentleman an additional 30 seconds. Mr. McGOVERN. The administration or Congress must prohibit any further funding for the DAS, including aid in the pipeline, until the Attorney General has completed all investigations and…

I yield myself 30 seconds to respond. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from California laid down an excellent framework for the potential of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to accomplish their mandate; namely, bringing down tax…

I claim time in opposition, although I am not opposed to the amendment. The CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Colorado is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

Again, one of the best practices that I think we have learned over the last 10 years is the importance of having alternative authorizing agencies. In fact, 32 States have created alternative authorizing agencies, including my home State of…

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Chairman, again, this process really demonstrates strong bipartisan leadership and a commitment to our Nation's children from both Chairman Kline and Ranking Member Miller, as well as all the members of the…

I thank the gentleman from California and the gentleman from Minnesota. There is a lot of good in public education today. When we look across our country, just as we see examples of what doesn't work--drop-out factory schools where kids…

I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, the Intelligence Authorization Act is not perfect. There are some provisions that have already received a veto threat from the President that need to be amended. Thankfully, the chairman…