Mr. Speaker, how much time does the gentleman from New York control at this point in time? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New York has 5 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Florida has 6 minutes remaining.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this resolution. I am the chairman emeritus of the Energy and Commerce Committee and back in 2006 passed the reauthorization of the NIH, which authorized increased funding, set up some new programs…

I thank the gentleman from Houston. Mr. Speaker, last night we voted to go to conference with the other body. Our friends on the minority side opposed that. And the leadership in the other body refused to appoint conferees. This afternoon…

I thank the chairman of the Rules Committee as I rise in support of this resolution. Mr. Speaker, it is past midnight. Officially, the government is shut down. That is not a good thing, whether you're a Republican or a Democrat. We have…

I don't think that the people of the United States of America consider electricity to be a luxury good.

If you can't heat your home effectively in the wintertime... that can affect your health.

If the Obama administration has this great Climate Change Action Plan, every one of these questions should be able to be answered in detail and in glowing terms.

We asked nine questions. We didn't get one straight answer. Are you trying to hide something?

Now, Mr. Waxman has been asking this committee and the subcommittee to hold hearings on President Obama's climate change efforts all year long.

I want to welcome our two witnesses and give you the red badge of courage for showing up.

These are hardworking men and women who are out there trying to do jobs.