I would disagree with you. It does not shift the burden. The individual has to have the burden of proof that they acted in good faith. It does not say anything about the consumer showing somebody acting in bad faith. The individuals…

Will the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern) yield for the purpose of a colloquy? Mr. McGOVERN. I am happy to yield to the gentleman from Ohio.

Reclaiming my time, no, there would not, because if they can file lawsuits that the law--we haven't changed the law. In fact, all we have added is a good faith exception that allows somebody to defend themselves and get a lawsuit dropped…

Will the gentleman yield me time to respond to his question? Mr. McGOVERN. I yield to the gentleman from Ohio.

I didn't hear an answer there. But the point is people deserve equal protection during a grace period in the courts if they acted in good faith. The key here is good faith. It is written right into the bill. They deserve the same…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 462 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 462 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

On Tuesday, the Rules Committee met and reported a rule for H.R. 3192, the Homebuyers Assistance Act. H. Res. 462 provides a closed rule for consideration of H.R. 3192. The resolution provides 1 hour of debate equally divided between the…

To the gentleman from Massachusetts' remarks, Mr. Speaker, I agree with him that we should have more time to debate serious issues. In fact, this bill should have been on the suspension calendar, but the ranking member of the Financial…

I continue to reserve the balance of my time, and I would inform my colleague I am prepared to close. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, let me again say we have no objection to a grace period. In fact, we support it. I signed the gentleman from…

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, how much time do I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 3\1/2\ minutes remaining. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the remainder…

I hear your point there, but I can tell you that if we would have debated the amendment, I believe that it would have been defeated. Frankly, the problem with it was, if it would have been narrowly crafted to keep the good faith exception…

I do not. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman does not yield. Therefore, the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. Mr. McGOVERN. Just one amendment. That is it. Just one. I am not asking for two. I am just asking for one.