In a fiscal climate where every dollar is precious, we do have to be focused on protecting jobs and we have to be focused on our economy.

I mean, you have a lot of people that want jobs out there. And when you talk about killing jobs from the government perspective, that is not a good way to get on the right train of creating jobs.

Congress is still waiting. Instead, the IWG devised voluntary nutrition standards for food marketing to children that would require product reformulation with no scientific evidence that these new marketing restrictions would lead to…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I was proud to work with my colleagues on the committee in developing the Cement Regulatory Relief Act. Let's just take a quick gander at what's happened here. Last September, the EPA released new…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'll be pretty brief in saying this. It seems like we've often taken this idea of jobs and everything else, and, again, in Washington D.C., we have two epic competing viewpoints right now: One says that we need…

It would be really sad to think of where we would be, frankly, without, you know, technology innovation right now as an economy.

It is going to be through that free market.

I think as we, you know, here in Congress debate things like the economy and jobs and what is the proper role of government, you know, does government micromanage an economic recovery or is it the private sector, which I believe?

Thank you. This kind of reminds me of the story of the rogue cowboy. When you think of the rogue cowboy, you think of somebody, you know, sitting under the sun just taking it all in, doesn't really want to work with anybody. That reminds…

That's a great point. What's amazing to me is you put out those very staggering numbers, and every American should just be horrified at those numbers, but I've actually heard Members of the other side of the aisle actually say the stimulus…

Well, thank you. And again, this appears to be a good example of where government and private sector seems to be working well together.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of section 3(e)(2), add the following: (D) Any rule addressing fuels under title II of the Clean…

I want to thank my colleague from Texas (Mr. Gonzalez) for coauthoring this amendment with me to H.R. 2401, the TRAIN Act. It's an important bipartisan amendment that hits directly on what Americans, particularly my constituents in…

Can I inquire as to how much time I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman has 1 minute.

I thank the gentleman from Nebraska for generously yielding. Mr. Chairman, I'm also from Illinois. And I can tell you, in Illinois there is a very tough economic environment right now. We've got a tough budget. There is a lot of talk about…

The accelerated accumulation of aggregated data over the past few years is troubling for many consumers.

Any privacy legislation that this committee considers must fully contend with the implications of what slower growth will have on both our economy and the services provided to the consumer.

Last Friday something actually very great happened. Wisconsin became the 49th State in the Union to approve concealed carry. Well, that means that leaves my home State, Illinois, as the only State to oppose that constitutional right to…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

There is no bigger supporter, I don't think, in this body of the Air Force than me. I am an Air National Guard pilot. I have been an Air National Guard pilot for awhile now, and continue to be even during my service in Congress. But part…

Let's think about something very quickly. What is the most basic job that we can do--in the House of Representatives or in the Senate of the United States--in government? One of the most basic jobs we do is to pass a budget; to figure out…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. America is a beacon of light around the world. At a time when many were cowering in their house wondering if this genocide that Qadhafi was bringing to their doorstep would come tomorrow or the next day…

I thank the gentlelady for yielding. I stand today in support of this resolution. The world is watching our actions today. The world is asking: What are we going to do? We talk all the time about allowing Europe to take the lead in certain…

I want to say, look, this is a great example of freshmen that have come here from all different backgrounds for the purpose of saving our country, saving our Union. And we've seen a great diverse group here from different States, from…

I thank the gentlelady for yielding. I think she said it perfectly. I'm a young guy. I remember in the eighties watching the ``Where's the Beef'' commercials. Everybody remembers that. Well, here is the question: Where's the jobs? Where's…