Madam Speaker, I am pleased that the House was called back into session to take up and pass this critical jobs measure today. This bill will bolster working-class Americans, ensure that our teachers are protected from layoffs and reduce…

I thank the gentleman, and I thank George Miller for his decades of work in ensuring that whistleblower protections are built into the laws of our country in order to ensure that workers are not living in terror, that they stand up for…

The gentleman put his finger right on it. There would be a completely different response if the spill were not 1,000 barrels or 5,000 barrels per day but, rather, 30,000 to 60,000 barrels per day. It delayed the response. Much more harm…

I thank the gentleman. In the wake of the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe, we have heard that the workers aboard the rig had safety concerns. But in the end, they were powerless to stop the cascading string of bad decisions by BP that led to…

I thank Mr. Rahall for his great leadership working with Chairman Waxman and Chairman Stupak and I on the Energy and Commerce Committee to include new safety procedures. This bill takes lessons learned and will turn them into laws. That's…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on the legislation. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. When people, Mr. Speaker, turn on their bathroom or kitchen faucets, they often take for granted that an abundant supply of clean water flows freely from their taps. It is only when…

Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 5320, as amended…

I yield as much time as she may consume to the gentlelady from Ohio (Ms. Sutton) who worked very, very hard on this legislation and her fingerprints are all over it.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I just want to say that if Mr. Barton's mother is up right now, she's up too late and she's watching C-SPAN; both of those things are probably not good for her. So we…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5320) to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to increase assistance for States, water systems, and disadvantaged communities; to encourage good financial and environmental…