Madam Chairman, I yield myself such time as may consume. Madam Chairman, I rise to present legislation providing emergency supplemental funding for Hurricane Sandy relief and recovery. The base bill totals $17 billion in crucial funding to…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the consideration of H.R. 152, and that I may include tabular material on the…

First, I want to thank the gentleman from Colorado for his work on the Emergency Watershed Program. I am aware of the need for this assistance not only in Colorado but in other parts of the country, and I look forward to working with you…

Madam Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Staten Island, New York City, Mr. Grimm.

I ask unanimous consent, Mr. Speaker, that in the engrossment of H.R. 152, the Clerk shall reinsert the text on page 1, lines 3 through 6, of the bill after the enacting clause. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of…

Madam Chairman, I claim the time in opposition. The CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.

Mr. Speaker, while the impending fiscal cliff is on our minds, I rise to alert my colleagues to another end-of-the- year deadline with potentially deadly consequences. If the FDA fails to act, on January 1 our streets could be flooded with…

It is now my great pleasure to recognize and yield to the new member of the Kentucky delegation, Thomas Massie.

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the gentleman from Kentucky, the Honorable Thomas Massie, be permitted to take the oath of office today. His certificate of election has not arrived, but there is no contest and no question has…

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have the distinct honor and privilege of representing the Kentucky delegation as we welcome our newest member, Tom Massie from Lewis County, Kentucky. Thomas earned two engineering degrees from MIT. He founded…

I thank the chairman for yielding. During his 2008 election campaign, President Obama had the audacity to set an energy goal to bankrupt the coal industry. Unfortunately, this is one promise the President is keeping. Coal mines are…

Mr. Speaker, the gentleman I will introduce next has served on the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee for over 30 years, as has the previous speaker, Mr. Dicks, served over 30 years as well. These two gentlemen, the previous speaker and…