I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, 2-minute voting will continue. There was no objection. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 223, noes 198, not voting 10…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Madam Chair, I rise in support of this legislation. I am a strong supporter, as many of you know, of what we call our Make It In America agenda. ``Make It In America'' simply means that we're going to…

Ladies and gentlemen of the House, I rise to call the attention of my colleagues to a milestone that one of our Members has now reached, a very significant milestone. One of my best friends in the House, who I served with on the…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I want to rise in opposition to this bill. The gentleman from Mississippi knows as well as any of us that the right to vote is sacred. Access to the polling places ought to be sacred. Every American…

I thank the gentleman for yielding the additional minute. The EAC is not perfect. There is no agency, including the one we're going to fund this week that spends almost $700 billion--that's not perfect. Should we fix it where it's broken…

It passed the House by 357 votes to 48 and passed the Senate with only two votes against. Before HAVA, the Federal Government guaranteed voting rights, but it did little to ensure, on the nuts-and-bolts level, that our objectives were…

I thank the gentleman for that information on the schedule for the coming week. I want the gentleman to know that on our side we are very pleased to see the patent reform legislation brought to the floor. As you know, that's a part of our…

I thank the gentleman for his comments. I would respectfully note that so much of what he talked about was resolutions. I think resolutions clearly do state an opinion. Whether or not they have any ultimate effect is to be seen. I think…

I thank the gentleman. Tough decisions, however, are not to pretend there's a free lunch. What we buy, we need to pay for, and if we don't want to pay for it, we shouldn't buy it. Now, frankly, that didn't happen under each one of the…

I thank the gentleman for his comments, and I agree with him. What they need is confidence in the management at the Federal level of the finances of our Nation. They had that confidence in the nineties when we had balanced budgets. They…

I yield to my friend, the majority leader, for the purpose of inquiring about the schedule for the coming week.

I thank you, Mr. Chairman. I thank Mr. Bartlett from Maryland for making the case. I tell my friends that when they say women and children first, it means to save them, not to throw them overboard. Women and children first means that they…

As you know, I am a very proud alumnus of the University of Maryland. For more than a century and a half, the University of Maryland has represented the best of American ideals of public education. Now I am very proud to say that the…

I understand the importance of cutting low- priority spending to get our budget under control. But there is nothing low-priority about the firefighters who protect our communities, our families, and our homes. Unfortunately, this…

Under George Bush, we increased it seven times. I urge a ``no'' vote on this irresponsible piece of legislation that should have been handled in a bipartisan fashion.

I'm looking forward to seeing how many of your folks are going to say, yes, we need to pay our bills, America. We need to be a good debtor as well as a good creditor. We're going to see how many of your folks vote. I've got just a sneaking…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Unfortunately, this is a serious issue on which serious time has not been allotted because you put this on suspension. This is a serious issue. Our country is in crisis from a fiscal standpoint. Now I…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I ask the previous speaker to go in his community to all those same institutions and see what they say. I rise in support of this amendment as one who has supported this effort for all 10 years that we…

Before I start, Mr. Speaker, let me say that I hope the words of my young friend, who is now leaving the floor, are adhered to by both of us. Too infrequently that is the case. The problems are serious. We must address them in a serious…

I'll be very brief. I thank the gentleman for his continuing focus. If I am the corner of the phrase and the focuser of Make It in America, you are its chief spokesperson and salesperson, so I thank you for that effort. It's so important…

All Americans are concerned about high gas prices and the growing cost they are imposing on our families. We should also be concerned that those high prices might stall our economic recovery. So what can we do to reduce the burden, both…

Stingy, aren't you? I miss my 1 minute, ladies and gentlemen, I tell you that. The public won't know what I'm talking about, of course. But the fact of the matter is this bill is bad public policy, it's bad for women's health, and it's bad…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Two minutes, of course, is not time enough to discuss this issue, but I rise in opposition to this piece of legislation. With millions out of work, the American people sent Congress a strong mandate in…

I think at the beginning of this debate we need to put it in context. I know that I must bore my friends on the majority side of the aisle, but during my 30 years in this body, there have been essentially three economic programs adopted…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. This piece of legislation will provide for the funding of our government from now until September 30 of this year. While I do not want to engage in a debate looking at the past, we are here because we…