I thank the gentleman for yielding. There is nothing scheduled for next week, and I would tell the minority whip, beyond that I am not aware of any further scheduling other than I know it is not next week.

Peter Ertling is a 24-year-old from Midland, Texas, who has done everything he is supposed to do. When he was 18 he began working in the oil fields as a roustabout; and through hard work and perseverance, he eventually worked his way up to…

I now yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Rodney Davis), a member of the committee.

May I inquire as to how much time is left on both sides. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Texas has 4\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Georgia has 4\3/4\ minutes remaining.

I want to thank my good friend, David Scott, who is ranking member on the committee that he and I lead, for the good work on this bill, supporting it today, as well as the other work that we have done with respect to our committee. I also…

It is now my pleasure to yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Hudson), my colleague on the Ag Committee and coauthor of the bill.

I object. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Objection is heard. The Clerk will read. The Clerk continued to read. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from California is recognized for 5 minutes in support of her motion.

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I thank the chairman for allowing us time to talk. Madam Speaker, it is a bit surreal on a couple of levels, one, to be speaking from this side of the Chamber, and two, to be speaking against two of my colleagues who it is rare in my term…

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