David Thomas: “It is my pleasure to yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. English).”

That is boilerplate language that is used. This is something that we do virtually every year because there are always accounting errors, and this allows for the correcting of the accounting errors.

I am going to support the bill before us, although I don't think it is perfect. I think, frankly, there needs to be some limit on building fences. I cannot imagine building a fence, a 40-foot-tall fence, all across the border. All we would…

This morning we will have approximately 1 hour of debate prior to the cloture vote on the motion to proceed to the Gulf of Mexico energy security bill. The vote will occur at about 10 o'clock today, and immediately following that vote we…

I think this is a very equitable and timely distribution of these funds. I urge my colleagues to support this amendment.