Frank Lucas: “Historically, the United States has been the world's largest investor in research and development.”

I have spent much time screaming about the potential impacts of the Basel capital requirements on the American economy.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you, Ranking Member, for holding this hearing, and the witnesses for agreeing to testify.

Before I yield to my colleague from Michigan, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, this is a process that combines two good pieces of legislation. This is a process that takes what we successfully did in…

I have no further requests, and I simply note this is a good bill. Let's vote for it. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Weber of Texas). The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Oklahoma…