Chairman Upton has continued his efforts on the bipartisan GRID Act, which I introduced with him in the last Congress.

This is a very serious threat to our country. We know that al Qaeda and others target us...

I just think that that is a mentality here that we have to be realistic about.

You know, this is a crazy debate that we're having here right now because the Republicans, they keep saying to the Democrats, Well, what's the plan? So we say to the Republicans, Well, what's your plan? Your plan just seems to be saying to…

I move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Massachusetts is recognized for 5 minutes.

I think that is an important thing for you to say.

We want to move and be number one.

The merger would reduce the number of national wireless companies from four down to three.

We are at an historic juncture. There is now an announced plan by AT&T to buy T-Mobile for $39 billion.

I thank the gentleman. Oil companies already have the drilling rights to public lands the size of Minnesota on which they are not producing oil. Minnesota is the land of 10,000 lakes, and the area oil companies already have could be the…

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 243, noes 179, not voting 9, as follows: [Roll No…