David Loebsack

How much time is remaining on my side? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Iowa has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 3, line 18, strike ``or (d)'' and insert ``(d), or (e)''. Page 5, after line 7, insert the following…

I don't know where to begin. I don't have enough time to respond to everything that was said by my colleague on the other side of the aisle. What I will say at the outset is that this has nothing to do with the Carter administration, that…

As you well know, 40-millimeter cartridges provide sustained coverage for our ground troops and have played a significant role in providing protection for our troops in Afghanistan. They are produced in a joint effort between the Iowa Army…

I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania. Our depots, arsenals, and their workforce are critical to our national security and ability to rapidly equip our soldiers. For example, in 2003, the Rock Island Arsenal produced 500 Humvee add-on…

I have made very clear over the course of the past several months that I am deeply concerned and really pretty baffled by the proposal to make irreversible cuts to the Air National Guard.

I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, my home State is still recovering from billions of dollars in damage after the floods of 2008, which were the worst disaster in our State's history and one of the worst disasters in our…

I strongly oppose amendment number 54 offered by Congressman Coffman. By reducing oversight and limiting the Department of Defense's ability to address contracts that are over cost; high risk; or poorly performed, it reduces DOD's ability…

I have a parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state the inquiry.

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were 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…

Is it not the case that if my final amendment is adopted, the underlying bill is amended and we immediately vote on final passage of the bill, as amended? The SPEAKER pro tempore. If a motion to recommit with forthwith instructions is…

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, while I oppose the underlying bill, I am offering this amendment to prohibit former Members of Congress who cash in to become million-dollar lobbyists from collecting their pensions. My amendment also…

I am opposed in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Me. Loebsack moves to recommit the bill H.R. 5652 to the Committee on the Budget with instructions to…

I urge the majority to continue to work in a bipartisan manner to produce a bill that can help get really millions of unemployed back to work and, of course, boost our overall economic growth.

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, this 15-minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by 5-minute votes on passage of the bill, if…

While I oppose the underlying bill, I'm offering this final amendment on a topic that I know is important to all of us here in this Chamber: our Nation's seniors. I grew up in poverty, and my grandmother took care of my siblings and me…

I am opposed, in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Loebsack moves to recommit the bill H.R. 5 to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and…

I first want to thank Congressman Fincher and the Financial Services Committee for bringing this package forward. I am encouraged the House is taking steps today to support small businesses, and I would urge and hope the House will take up…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end the following (and conform the table of contents accordingly): TITLE VII--OUTREACH ON…

Thank you, Madam Chair. I really do appreciate the support from the other side of the aisle for this amendment. I concur with my colleague from Texas in his sentiment that the American people want us to work together to get America back to…

Iowans want Washington to come together and make thoughtful decisions that reduce the unsustainable deficit and prioritize economic recovery.

Iowans are right to be outraged when their taxpayer dollars are misspent.

We must promote an economy that works for all Americans, and we must protect and strengthen safety nets like Social Security and Medicare.

I strongly urged Congress to go big, as many of my colleagues did on both sides of the aisle, and aim for $4 trillion in deficit reduction.

I urge support for job training, transition assistance, and benefit programs for those who have served our nation so proudly.