Madam Speaker, despite the fact that we face persistent unemployment and slow economic growth, Republicans would rather waste time with debt ceiling disapproval resolutions and risk default again than come up with real answers to our most…

But because those who oppose privacy legislation have touted it as their rationale for opposition, I want to summarize what we know.

If we don't adopt privacy regulation like the European Union, then in a sense we are shut out of their market.

I ask unanimous consent that it be included in the record.

And we have American workers ready to do the work if we can create the opportunities.

Mr. Cleaver, you brought up the subject of infrastructure in your remarks. That's a very important conversation that we've got to have in this country. You have served 8 years as mayor of a major city. Would you again speak to the…

Let me thank you, Congresswoman Christensen, for all of your work, not only here in the House of Representatives, but what you do for the Congressional Black Caucus all across America. What hasn't come out tonight is you are actually the…

Our purpose was to relieve unfair and costly burdens imposed on American businesses, while still maintaining critically important consumer safeguards.

Mr. Speaker, it doesn't appear that I have any other speakers on this side. I think their attention might be directed in another direction today; so I am prepared to close. Again, Mr. Speaker, I want to thank all of the individuals, all of…

I want to thank the gentleman from Montana for working with us in crafting this compromise, and I hope he is satisfied with the ATV component. He has worked very hard and his staff has worked very hard to bring it to our attention. Mr…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise today in strong support of this very important bill. Almost 3 years ago, President Bush signed H.R. 4040, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, into law. While that bill…