G. K. Butterfield: “I have stayed throughout the hearing, because I wanted to hear from each one of you because this issue is very important…”

What was struck down was Section 4, which is the formula that decides which States, which counties, which cities are included in Section 5.

I listened very carefully to the gentleman from Arkansas, and I respect his position, but I just want to remind my colleagues that in my State and most States these organizations that are not nonprofits who care about the environment and…

In closing, let me thank the gentlewoman from Michigan for supporting this amendment. It is a very simple amendment. It is a very commonsense amendment. It will allow and authorize nonprofit organizations, as Mrs. Dingell said, to compete…

Again, how much time do I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from North Carolina has 4 minutes remaining.