I want to commend Ranking Member Payne and Chairman Martha McSally for their efforts on this. I, again, urge my colleagues to support H.R. 2206, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I once again urge my colleagues to support this bipartisan legislation. Let me emphasize the bipartisan nature of it. Bill Pascrell has been there from the start. He referenced the anthrax attacks here in the Capitol back in 2001. None of…

I have no more speakers. If Miss Rice has no further speakers, I am prepared to close after she closes. I reserve the balance of my time. Miss RICE of New York. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, we have a…

I have no further speakers, and I reserve the balance of my time. Miss RICE of New York. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2206 will protect the progress we have made toward achieving nationwide…

I reserve the balance of my time. Miss RICE of New York. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pascrell).

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank him for his years of service in law enforcement and for his dedication here in the United States Congress. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this legislation. I think it is…

Thank you, Congressman Rangel. It is my privilege to introduce a man who has been a friend for many years. He has been a career prosecutor. For 12 years, he was district attorney in Staten Island. He was overwhelmingly elected. He is a…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the rule and also of the underlying bills, H.R. 1731 and H.R. 1560. As was pointed out, I am the only Member of Congress who is on the Homeland Security Committee…

It is just as critical and just as vital, in some ways more so, in that the ultimate result could be so devastating to our Nation. So, Mr. Speaker, I would ask, again, passage of the rule, which I believe is obviously essential, but also…

I thank Chairman Neugebauer for yielding and for all his efforts on this. I also appreciate the fact that he said my efforts were tireless. Chairman Hensarling, at times, thought they were tiresome. I want to thank the chairman for putting…

I would like to first thank the Chairman and Ranking Democrat of the House Education and Workforce Committee, Rep. John Kline and Rep. George Miller, for their efforts to seek a bipartisan solution for the problems facing the nation's…

I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his mostly kind words. Very seriously Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman. At the outset, let me thank Chairman Hensarling; Chairman Neugebauer; Ranking Member Waters; my good friend, Mrs. Maloney…