Tom Latham: “How long does it take to set up, in this stimulus package, set up the rules and get the programs up and operating?”

The gentleman's amendment would shut down Amtrak. I concede that Amtrak could be more efficient. However, it has made significant improvements in this area recently, and it is moving in the right direction. The bill provides $340 million…

The purpose of the amendment is to provide funding for Navy operations that might be affected by new and existing wind turbines. Upgrades to air traffic control to address Navy requirements resulting from the construction of wind farms are…

The reason I objected is we weren't sure as to what the amendment was, and we would accept the amendment. Mr. DeFAZIO. We won't take much time if the gentleman just would allow me 1 or 2 minutes.

First of all, I will say ``thank you'' to Mr. Simpson--a great, great friend--for doing this this evening; to Mr. Nunes, who is still on the floor here; to Steve King and Dave Loebsack, who were down here. I am not going to sing--we will…