I thank the gentleman from California, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 368, the Removal Clarification Act of 2011, will enable Federal officials to remove cases to Federal court in accordance with the…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I support H.R. 347, which will assist the Secret Service in performing their protective duties, and it does include the Pittsburgh Steelers organization in the confines of this…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to support H.R. 386. This bill establishes criminal penalties for knowingly aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft or in its flight path. Incidents involving lasers aimed…

I want to begin by applauding the Chairman's efforts in seeking to arm law enforcement with the tools they need.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, we've had promise after promise after promise after promise that the Republicans were going to pay attention to what the people wanted. And what the people want is jobs, jobs, jobs. I rise in opposition…

Mr. Speaker, the Republican CR is another broken promise that will eliminate thousands of good paying jobs in construction, law enforcement, research, education, and public safety. This is just more of the same, and this turns us into a…

I move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.

I thank the gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands. I appreciate how much you care about people. Indeed, Mr. Speaker, the Federal Government touches all of us, every single person who lives in America. The Federal budget touches each one of…

what we have here today is an act; for some reason, it is called the Adam Walsh Act.

I must wonder aloud, why is it that we are holding this hearing today?

Instead, we should be talking about what Congress will do to accelerate economic recovery and create jobs.