Mr. Speaker, under rule XXII, clause 7(c), I hereby announce my intention to offer a motion to instruct on H.R. 3630, the conference report to extend the payroll tax, unemployment insurance, and SGR payments for doctors. The form of the…

Mr. Speaker, it is my honor today to welcome Reverend Kate Braestrup to the House of Representatives. In 1996, Kate's husband, Maine State Police Trooper James ``Drew'' Griffith, was tragically killed in a car accident while on duty. At…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today as a cosponsor and a strong supporter of this bill. The spread of synthetic drugs like bath salts has quickly reached crisis levels in many communities throughout our country…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise today in support of a provision in the underlying bill that will move the heaviest trucks traveling in Maine off secondary roads and onto the interstate. People in the State of Maine already know…

I thank my friend for yielding. More than 3 weeks ago, the Senate passed bipartisan legislation to address China currency manipulation. Since then, the Census Bureau reported that the U.S. trade deficit with China set a new record at…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call to the attention of the American people the fact that last Friday the President signed the implementing legislation for Colombia, Panama, and Korea free trade agreements. My colleagues and the American…

Mr. Speaker, there's a lot of finger-pointing in Washington these days about who is blocking our economic recovery, but there's plenty of blame to go around on both sides of the aisle. China is literally robbing us of our factories and our…

Madam Speaker, the Korea trade agreement is bad for workers who carry a lunch bucket like this one. At this time I would like to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Kissell).

I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Critz) for the purpose of making a unanimous consent request. (Mr. CRITZ asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

I yield to the gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Kaptur) for the purpose of making a unanimous consent request. (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to revise and extend her remarks.)

I yield to the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Foxx) for the purpose of making a unanimous consent request. (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to revise and extend her remarks.)

I yield to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Lipinski) for the purpose of making a unanimous consent request. (Mr. LIPINSKI asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)