I thank the gentleman for that. Let me ask him further as he knows what is happening in the Senate and whether they can take those bills up: Does the gentleman contemplate, as the majority leader, or does he know whether the Speaker…

I thank the gentleman for repeating for a third time his answer to me. Mr. Speaker, I would simply observe, sadly, that the representation the House can work its will on an issue of great importance to the United States and to jobs in the…

I thank the gentleman for repeating his answer. I heard that answer, but my question to the gentleman was: Is it his intention that the Export-Import Bank expire and, therefore, not bring legislation to the floor? Mr. McCARTHY. I thank the…

Does the majority leader intend to, therefore, have the authority of the Export-Import Bank expire, notwithstanding the Speaker's observation and that it will cost thousands of jobs? I yield to my friend. Mr. McCARTHY. Again, I thank the…

I thank the gentleman for his information. I note that the Export-Import Bank, which, of course, expires on June 30, is not among the scheduled pieces of legislation. As the gentleman knows, Speaker Boehner has been quoted as saying that…

Now, there are some of you I need--and I am not sure that I would get all of you--but we haven't voted yet. I want to thank all of you for staying involved, staying true to the responsibility the people gave you; and when you no longer had…

The two of you, I think, are the only two former Members with whom I have not served. And, unfortunately, I never served with Speaker Michel. I served with Minority Leader Michel, but I wish I had served with Speaker Michel, one of the…

Thank you so much, Mr. Speaker. I was glad to be here with Jim Walsh. I looked at the list. As I look around--I am not sure this is accurate--but I saw in the list there are about, I would say, 30 names on this list, and I think there are…

I want to thank my colleagues for allowing me to precede them. I want to thank the gentlewoman from Florida. Of course, I am always glad to hear her speak on the floor. I wanted her to know that. Mr. Speaker, we are now less than a month…

Parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Texas has the time.

I thank the gentleman. I am the whip. I wanted to make that perfectly clear. The fact of the matter is, did the gentleman just say if this amendment had been offered previously that you would have accepted it?

They are right about that, and I support the R&D being made permanent--if we pay for it. That is a principle the American public expects us to pursue. Many Democrats agree as well. However, what will be an even greater benefit to the…

Now, Bush did better after 2001 and 2003. He only increased the deficit 87 percent, or almost three times that increased under President Clinton; and none of the tax cuts ended up paying for themselves, and Greenspan said so. Since the…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the COMPETES Reauthorization Act, which is an attempt to disinvest, in my view, in research, innovation, and education at a time when we ought to be investing in…

Let me thank Mr. DeFazio for yielding and for the work that he does on this committee. Let me also say to the chairman of the committee, Mr. Shuster, how pleased I am with the kind of work that he does on the committee. Very frankly, Mr…

That is the only reason we passed sequester, and nobody intended sequester to go into effect. It was always a backup. Because we have failed to come to an agreement on a fiscally responsible, sustainable path, we have repaired to this…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong opposition to this. This is a mindless but easy cut. Tough words. By the way, this is sequester, which is a Republican proposal. It started in about 2011 but, really…

It is a moral responsibility that this generation pays for the investments that it needs to make in the infrastructure that will be used today and tomorrow. Mr. Shuster, I know, wants to do that. Mr. Shuster and Mr. DeFazio have the…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. First, let me say that I agree with my friend who is, I think, one of our very responsible and able leaders in this Congress, Mr. Ellison. I appreciate his comments. I presume that everybody on this…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I want to thank both Mr. Smith, the ranking member, and Mr. Thornberry, the chairman of this committee, for working very hard on this bill. Both of them are responsible leaders in this…

It must address potentially military dimensions of Iran's nuclear program and bring about Iran's full cooperation with the U.N. Security Council resolutions. The United States must never permit Iran to develop a nuclear weapon, and we will…

Instead, let us work together in a bipartisan way to replace the unrealistic and ill-conceived--not my words but Hal Rogers' words--and, I would add, completely unworkable sequester caps with an alternative that enables Congress to invest…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this conference report. Written by House and Senate Republicans alone, it reaffirms their commitment to a severe and unworkable policy agenda that would harm the…

When the Supreme Court ruled in 2013 to invalidate the preclearance formula in the original Voting Rights Act, it issued a challenge to Congress to pass an updated one. That is a challenge Congress must accept. Until Congress acts…

I will place a statement into the Congressional Record paying tribute to the memory of my dear friend, Earl Hargrove, who passed earlier this month. Earl was a very respected figure in Maryland's Fifth District; in Maryland; and, indeed…