Dan Webster

Why in God's name would we do that when we have veterans out there that need those facilities today?

I just want to remind everyone again, as I said in my opening remarks, this bill has no earmarks. Yes, we know how they did it in the past, with 6,000, 7,000, 8,000 earmarks, and certainly there would be a lot of support among individual…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to my good friend and colleague, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Hastings), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 717 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 717 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the…

As I have said during previous debates on short-term transportation extensions, our national infrastructure is aging, stable construction jobs are lacking, unemployment lingers about 8 percent nationally and a little over 9 percent in…

I reserve the balance of my time, and if I could ask the gentleman how many more speakers he has.

My amendment is simple. It requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to follow existing law and to insist on having an experienced Director of Construction and Facilities Management. All it requires is that the holder of this position…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting 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. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

The amendment offered here by myself and Mr. Langford is simple. It prohibits taxpayer funds from being used to conduct the intrusive, unconstitutional American Community Survey. In addition to the constitutionally mandated census, the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting 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. __. None of the funds made available in this Act…

Could I inquire of Mr. McGovern how many more requests for time he has? Mr. McGOVERN. I have the ranking member of the committee and myself.

I am prepared to close and will reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the remainder of the time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Massachusetts is recognized for 3 minutes. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to my colleague from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for…

Again, I will go back over this list because we must have forgotten it since I presented it a few minutes ago. The Democrats, when they were in control, passed a 1-month extension back on October 1, 2009; 1 month, no amendments; 1.5 months…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, in 2005, the Congress passed SAFETEA LU, which is the last transportation reauthorization bill that was long term. There was, under the Democratic-controlled House, a bill proposed by…

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, at this time, it's my privilege to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from West Virginia (Mr. Rahall), the ranking member of the Transportation Committee.

Pass the extension. I reserve the balance of my time. Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair reminds Members to refrain from trafficking the well while a Member is under recognition. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 600 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 600 Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order…

I appreciate the other side at least letting me know what they did over the last 2 years. They bifurcated the construction projects. They did it six times. At least now we know that they have knowledge of what they did during those times…

The situation we find ourselves in is certainly not ideal. I've been a strong proponent of a long-term reauthorization of Federal transportation programs. Recently, reauthorizations haven't been that long-term. But that's more often than…

I yield myself the balance of my time, and will get back to the issue at hand. This is not necessarily a highway bill, but it does talk about a highway, one which is much faster than the ones we drive on. It is hard to imagine a world…

I'd like to inquire if the gentleman from Florida has any more speakers because I am prepared to close.

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 595 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 595 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to my good friend and colleague from Florida (Mr. Hastings), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time…

I send to the desk a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 596 Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives request the Senate to return to the House…