getting people back to work. That is the best way to address all of our country's problems.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of the great holiday of St. Patrick's Day. My district is home to the largest population of Irish Americans in the Nation. Like many of my constituents, my paternal grandparents emigrated from Ireland at the…

I am a bit dumbfounded that that sense of urgency hasn't resulted in quicker action.

I don't think the public would be satisfied if they knew what those minimum standards are.

I see a major problem, and we are going to work with you as a committee to see if we can give you more authority.

I am glad that this airport, a major hub, will be working with TSA to implement these new security measures.

Madam Speaker, I have a motion to recommit at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the gentleman opposed to the joint resolution?

Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were 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…

I am opposed in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Keating moves to recommit the joint resolution H. J. Res. 44 to the Committee on Appropriations with…

Madam Speaker, I rise to offer this motion to recommit which I believe will greatly improve our fiscal health and ensure that we're responsible to all taxpayer dollars and the taxpayers of this great Nation. We all agree--all of us…

I would also like to acknowledge the efforts of Secretary Napolitano and the Obama administration, which announced yesterday that the Narcotics Rewards Program would pay $5 million to anyone coming forward with information that results in…