I thank the distinguished gentlewoman. And now I yield to my dear friend from Maryland, the Honorable Donna Edwards.

I thank the gentleman, and I yield now to the distinguished gentlewoman from Michigan (Ms. Kilpatrick).

Madam Speaker, I yield now to my distinguished friend from Michigan (Mr. McCotter). Mr. McCOTTER. I thank the gentleman from Michigan. I thank him for all of his guidance and his advice in this institution, one of which is being that on…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a dear friend to many of us and a man that many of us here admire greatly on his retirement as UAW President. I refer to Ron Gettelfinger, a great citizen, a great patriot, a great leader of labor, and…

Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent on behalf of my colleagues that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on the subject of my Special Order. The SPEAKER…

I want to thank my dear friend from New York for his kindness, his fine words, and for his great patience. He is my dear friend. Mr. Speaker, I have the remarks of many of our other colleagues which will be inserted into the Record paying…

I thank the distinguished gentlewoman. I yield now with a great deal of pleasure and respect to my good friend from New York, the Honorable Edolphus Towns.

Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the Detroit Tigers and the pitcher Armando Galarraga for his spectacular performance against the Cleveland Indians last week. During a game on June 2, Galarraga threw 8\2/3\ innings perfectly against…

Mr. Speaker, as a cosponsor of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act, I rise today in strong support of this legislation. In recent years we have watched as our country has fallen behind in educating our children for the 21st century…

Mr. Chairman, I thank my good friend from Missouri for his kindness to me, for his support of this amendment, and for the yielding of this time. This is an amendment which is to deal with a very important injustice done to marines by the…

Madam Chair, I am proud to stand in support of HomeStar, which holds much promise in three important areas. First and foremost, it will create jobs. Second, it will lead to greater residential energy efficiency. Third, it has the potential…

Madam Speaker, I commend, congratulate, and thank my good friends on the committee for their kindness, and I thank my good friend from Massachusetts for yielding this time to me. I rise in strong support of the resolution expressing the…