May I inquire as to how much time we have remaining on both sides? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New Jersey has 12 minutes. The gentleman from Pennsylvania has 16 minutes.

The very people who stand on this floor today spoke with us, Mr. Delahunt, 10 years ago, when we fought to make sure that Poland was a member of NATO. Ironically, as you stand to manage the resolution, House Resolution 1246, your career…

Bob Franks was a great friend. I served with him in the New Jersey legislature. We served on opposite sides, but it did not matter; he was a gentleman, a professional in every sense of the word. We are going to miss him. His beautiful wife…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I rise in strong support of the rule and the underlying legislation, H.R. 4899, the Disaster Relief and Summer Jobs Act of 2010. I want to commend the Rules Committee, Chairman Obey and the rest of…

Economists estimate a $1 billion investment in water infrastructure will create 28,500 jobs. For anybody to stand up here and say that this particular legislation does not specifically face off against the job lag in this country, they…

Thank you for yielding, Mr. Chairman. No more loopholes. No more sheltered tax havens. No more privileged class perks. Period. That is how we're paying for this bill. Mr. Speaker, once again, the day after significant legislation has been…

It is critical that we approve the $5.1 billion included in this emergency legislation to allow FEMA to continue its work helping areas of the country like northern New Jersey recover from these natural disasters. I urge an ``aye'' vote on…

Many things are said across the aisle in the heat of a debate, and if it hasn't been said yet, maybe the reason is it has been said by everybody. I believe that the ranking member is an honorable person. I believe my chairman is. * * *…

Don't push me. I include the following material for the Record: Vietnam Veterans of America, March 21, 2010. Vietnam Veterans of America Applauds Passage of Skelton Bill Ensuring Protection of TRICARE, VA Health Care, and CHAMPUS; Decries…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, if you look at the data, it is clear that since the start of the Obama administration and the passage of the Recovery Act-- which you've heard depicted by the three former speakers--we are…

We're talking about the biggest profits ever, just like Wall Street declared the biggest profit year they've ever had in 2009. That's interesting. We talk about we want to save the smaller insurance companies. We've saved nobody. In the…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for your leadership and persistence on this critical matter. ``Mischaracterization,'' I think, is the word of the day. When you look back at the beginning of the discussions of health care, there's…