Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I, too, want to thank my friend and colleague from Iowa for his service. He, like me, made an early mistake and chose to fly and, even worse, to fly helicopters. He just perhaps was better at it than some of us…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Of course I always hate to oppose something presented by my Minnesota delegation colleague, a veteran himself, but again I think we have a misguided amendment here. In the last amendment, we were…

Again may I inquire as to how much time remains on either side. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Kline) has 3 minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Walz) has 1\1/ 2\ minutes remaining.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I yield myself such time as I may consume. I think there is some confusion here. The other gentleman from Minnesota says that these are talking about veterans who have chosen to have a union. The point is we don't…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for keeping track of the Minnesotans here as well. I'm sorry, but again we just have a fundamental difference here. If an employer is liable, has made mistakes, has broken the law, they should be…

I reserve all points of order against the motion. The SPEAKER pro tempore. A point of order is reserved. The gentlewoman from Ohio is recognized for 5 minutes.

I am pleased to offer the following Managers' Joint Statement of Legislative Intent on H.R. 2465, the Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act, which I also offer on behalf of the Senior Democratic Member of the…

I have serious concerns that additional cuts could threaten our ability to conduct rigorous oversight while carrying out our legislative responsibilities.

No, sir. No, sir. We do not anticipate that.

I remain confident that our team will be able to maintain our current workflow and carry out our agenda for 2012.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in strong, strong support of H.R. 822, the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act. This bill provides important protections for gun owners, and its time is past due. As a…

Congress should focus on creating incentives for practitioners to want to incorporate findings from the best research into their programs centered around the performance of schools.