I urge passage of the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pallone) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 1210, as amended. The question was taken. The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.
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May I ask again as to the time remaining on each side? The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Tenney). The gentleman from New Jersey has 5\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentlewoman from Washington has 6\1/4\ minutes remaining.
I will close by saying that, again, this is important in terms of our competitiveness globally. I ask all our colleagues to vote in favor of this bill on a bipartisan basis, and I yield back the balance of my time.
I will close by just saying this is a piece of legislation that many of us have been working on for some time, so we are pleased to see that it is finally seeing the light of day. I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support…
I think we heard from Representative Trahan why this is so important. I urge all colleagues to vote for it on a bipartisan basis, and I yield back the balance of my time.
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