Mr. Chairman, I thank the ranking member for his comments. We continue to say that this legislation is a good bill and it is certainly deficit neutral. It has been judged that way by the Congressional Budget Office. It is a loan program…

Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. All time for general debate has expired. Pursuant to the rule, the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 5-minute rule. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a…

I thank the gentleman for his kind comments. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Butterfield). The amendment was agreed to. {time}…

Mr. Speaker, in 1935, President Roosevelt and a Democratic Congress envisioned and passed a safety net for senior citizens and the disabled. We call it Social Security. It has worked well, and I cannot imagine what we would be as a Nation…

Madam Speaker, as we work to resolve our Nation's fiscal crisis, we must have bipartisan cooperation to best find ways to balance economic recovery and job creation with long-term deficit reduction. Americans clearly understand the danger…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 13th Annual Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Expo here on Capitol Hill. As we struggle with rising energy costs and the BP oil spill, we are reminded every day about the importance of a…

Let me thank the gentlewoman for yielding the time and thank her for her work on the committee and her work here in the Congress. She is certainly representing her district very well, and I thank her for that. Let me also thank the ranking…

Thank you very much, Chairman Markey, for your leadership and thank you for bringing this important job-creating bill to the floor today. Let me just highlight a section of the bill that I worked on to guarantee that all data processing…

Let me thank the chairman, my good friend Mr. Conyers, for yielding me the time. Mr. Conyers, I didn't want our female colleagues to have a monopoly on the floor today. Plus, I wanted to come down and say a few words about Dr. Dorothy…

Mr. Speaker, when I recently visited a restaurant in my rural district, a gentleman approached me to say that he was a Republican and had never voted for a Democrat, but he voted for President Obama. He stated his appreciation that the…

Mr. Speaker, let me first thank the gentleman for yielding time and thank him for his leadership on the committee and subcommittee, as well as the leadership of the ranking member. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to support H.R. 3125, the…