I thank the gentlelady for the time. Mr. Speaker, I'm pleased to reach across the aisle in support of the Cutting FUEL Act, a commonsense bill to cut wasteful government spending by reducing the number of nonessential vehicles purchased by…

There being no further speakers on our side, I would inquire of the gentlelady from California if she has any further speakers on hers.

With that, Mr. Speaker, it falls to me only to thank, once again, Congressman Dold, Congressman Roskam, and Congressman Peters for their work on this bill. I yield back the balance of my time.

I am opposed to the bill in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Barrow moves to recommit the bill H.R. 5854 to the Committee on Appropriations with…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of passage. The vote was taken by…

At this time I yield to 2 minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Kissell). {time} 2000

I have a motion at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Barrow moves that the managers on the part of the House at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of a motion to instruct the conferees on the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 to insist on title II of that act, which contains revisions of the North…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, some have said that because we are inextricably part of a world market, because we consume more than we produce of this vital commodity that, therefore, we cannot legislate ourselves…

I encourage the conferees to include approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. It will get Americans back to work. And while we're developing the alternative energy sources of the future, it will reduce our current dependency on purchasing oil…

Under rule XXII, clause 7 (c), I hereby announce my intention to offer a motion to instruct on H.R. 4348, the conference report to extend Federal highway programs. The form of the motion is as follows: Mr. Barrow moves that the managers on…