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 title XVII add the following: Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Provisions SEC. 17801. ELIGIBILITY…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 3 minutes. Last year, ExxonMobil made $41 billion in profits. Together, the top five oil companies made a combined $137 billion in profits. You would think that every time these large oil companies extract oil…

I yield myself a minute and three-quarters. The amendment that I'm offering would give these oil companies a strong incentive to renegotiate their leases and to pay their fair share of royalty taxes. My amendment would offer these oil…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time. These oil giants are the most profitable companies in the history of the world. Yet the Republicans are going to give them $40 billion in tax breaks over the next 10 years. And rather…

Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 237, noes 187, not voting 10, as follows: [Roll No…

Mr. Chairman, 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 title XVII add the following: Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Provisions SEC. 17801…

May I inquire once again as to how much time is remaining on either side? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 2\3/4\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Washington has 3 minutes remaining.

Mr. Chairman, this amendment is very simple. It prohibits the export of the natural gas produced from the leases that are going to be given to oil and gas companies under this bill. The bottom line is, what the Republicans want to do is…

May I ask how much time is remaining on either side? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 1 minute remaining. The gentleman from Washington has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I thank the Chairman. I will say that this amendment marginally improves the bill, but it does not change our fundamental opposition to it. But progress on any front is welcomed, even if we cannot make progress on every front.

Mr. Chairman, I rise to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. Does the gentleman claim time in opposition?