Again, I am pleased that Ms. Norton would be here today and honor the memory of my friend. I had the opportunity, as I say, to have worked with Senator Hawkins, both as she built the Florida Republican Party from precinct to the State…

Well, I will tell you right now that we are open to suggestions. We are looking at trying to be reasonable in whatever we do. To just impose unlimited caps on liability could be a very serious and damaging measure. First of all, let me say…

Thank you so much. We affectionately refer to the gentleman from Texas as Judge Carter, but a distinguished Member of Congress, a part of the leadership of the Republican team, and thank you also for coming tonight before the Congress and…

In conclusion, I do want to say that I work very closely with Mr. Oberstar, the Democrat chair of the T&I Committee. When we found out that the $1.6 billion fund has a $150 million cap for emergency use, we came together last week. I…

I understand that there has been identified a minor technical glitch in the legislation as it came from the other body. However, here they have acted with due diligence and great speed and, in that speed, have made a minor technical error…

Well, Mr. Speaker, I will summarize for our side. First of all, again, this is an emergency situation. We have to act, we must act, and we will act. Let me make it clear, and I'm glad everyone on the other side has made it very clear, that…

But to conclude debate, again, I thank everyone for this bipartisan effort. Even though, again, we have a minor technical glitch, we want to move the legislation forward; so I urge my colleagues to pass the measure. Since Day 1 of this…

I believe this particular legislation just deals with this spill. I would have hoped that we could have modified this so that, in the future, we wouldn't have to come back on an individual-spill basis to do what we are doing here today.

First of all, I want to thank Mr. Rooney for introducing this resolution. I urge my colleagues to support the resolution. I thank you for remembering today the missing children's law that was passed some 28 years ago. It's hard to believe…

I am here today, Mr. Speaker and my colleagues, and folks, you haven't tuned in here to the comedy hour. In fact, it is almost sort of a sad time. It almost seems like a bit of a sad comedy that we are back here for the 15th time extending…

I think we've reached a bipartisan accord. I support the gentlewoman from Maine and also the gentleman from Texas who have offered this amendment. I do want to take this opportunity to, first of all, thank Mr. Oberstar, our chair, and the…

And my colleagues, I have been married for 38 years. I have a wonderful wife. I fell in love with her almost at first sight. We have been together for three, almost four decades. Probably the one I spend the most time with other than my…