So does that mean that every time that there is a release from our reserves that we are going to see a blanket waiver?

Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 388, had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' ____________________

Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Hawaii will be postponed. Amendment No. 5 Offered by Mr. McClintock Mr…

Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the Hirono-Chu-Matsui- Lee-Carnahan amendment. This amendment will increase the resources for the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, or ARPA-E. In 2006, the National Academy of Sciences released a…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 22, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $133,400,000)''. Page 26, line 16, after the…

Madam Chair, I rise to support the Tonko-Bishop-Hirono- Welch amendment. This amendment would increase the funding for the State Energy Program and the Weatherization Assistance Program. The bill before us slices the State Energy Program…

Mr. Chair, I rise today in support of the bipartisan Grimm Amendment on Project Labor Agreements, or PLAs. In construction, contractors often do not have a permanent workforce. This makes it hard to predict the length and cost of a…

Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 4970, the House Majority's version of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012, which eliminates important protections for women that have been supported on a bipartisan basis for…

I introduced the bipartisan VISIT USA Act with Representative David Dreier.

The goals set by the President will take our serious effort.

I hope all of you will sign onto this bill and consider pushing us, moving us forward quickly.