Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I thank you so much for hosting this Special Order and all the work that you have done. Given the extraordinary economic challenges that we face, I can't think of a better or more appropriate topic for Congress…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, it's been a long road and one with more uncertainty than the American people should have to put up with. Fortunately, the ugly part of the process is behind us, and it's time to come…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, there is not a single Member of Congress or the administration who did not know that this day was coming. Washington was spending tax dollars faster than ever before, and the debt ceiling…

I offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 368 Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives request the Senate to return to the House the bill…

Thank you, and I thank you for doing this. I think that we've got such great women that have come into this Congress in this last term and are really, you are all moving forward and really, I think, setting the tone for what's going to…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this bill. It's no secret that our Nation's $14.3 trillion debt poses an extraordinary threat to our financial future, and extraordinary times call for extraordinary…

I have no further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from Illinois (Mrs. Biggert) that the House suspend the rules and pass the…

Reclaiming my time, I thank the chairman. As you know, I serve as cochair of the High Performance Building Caucus with Representative Russ Carnahan of Missouri. Many members of the High Performance Building Coalition have come to us to…

I rise to engage in a brief colloquy with my colleague from New Jersey (Mr. Frelinghuysen) about the issue of energy efficiency in buildings as it relates to funding for the Energy Information Administration. First let me say that I very…

I claim time in opposition to the amendment, even though I support the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentlewoman from Illinois is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I know we have had quite a bit of discussion about this already, but maybe we will bring this to a close with this amendment, for a while anyway. Let me just say that the underlying bill really doesn't…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This amendment, which would direct the GAO to conduct a study on all- peril insurance policies for residential properties, to me really expands beyond the scope of this bill. Fundamental reform of the National…