To preserve [the] independence [of the people,] we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our election between economy and liberty, or profusion and servitude.

On rollcall Nos. 81 and 80, due to being unavoidably detained, had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.'' ____________________

To say that I urge my colleagues to adopt this bipartisan legislation to restore meaning to the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution. As Justice Sandra Day O'Connor noted in her dissent in that opinion, the Kelo decision effectively renders…

Under the Administration's compromise plan, insurance companies would be forced to pay the costs of mandated coverage.

I share your concern about the constitutional precedent that is being set here by a President seeking to violate the Constitution and appoint individuals while the United States Senate is in session.

Today I rise in strong support of the Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act. This important legislation repeals the failed government-run long-term care insurance program, known as the CLASS Act, which was included in the…

In no way does this legislation in any way undercut the principal purpose of the Video Privacy Protection Act because the power rests with the consumer. {time} 1520 Basically, what this legislation does is it empowers consumers to do…

Just to say to the gentleman from Georgia that I have good news for him. There is absolutely no way that anyone can, under this legislation, find out any of his video-viewing habits unless he consents, with informed consent, with a…

Today I am pleased that we are considering a bipartisan bill to update the Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988. This bill will ensure that a law related to the handling of videotape rental information is updated to reflect the realities…

I thank the gentleman from Michigan, the distinguished ranking member of the committee, for his support for the legislation. I continue to reserve the balance of my time.

To respond to my good friend from North Carolina. He and I have attempted to work together to resolve his differences. In fact, I believe that the amendment offered by the gentleman from New York (Mr. Nadler) does resolve some of the…

On rollcall No. 862 I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' personal explanation

I'm not the chairman of the Judiciary Committee; Congressman Smith is. But I am happy to be here in his stead.

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on the motion to suspend the rules will be followed by a 5- minute vote on adoption of House…

I would advise my colleague that I have only one speaker remaining.

I am pleased to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Mulvaney), a member of the House Budget Committee.

At this time it is my pleasure to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Womack), a member of the Appropriations Committee.

How much time remains on each side? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Virginia has 4 minutes remaining, and the gentleman from New York has 2\3/4\ minutes remaining.

It is my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Walsh), chairman of the Small Business Economic Growth Subcommittee.

It is my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Schilling), a member of the Agriculture Committee.

It is my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Kingston), the chairman of the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee.

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Thompson), the chairman of the Conservation, Energy, and Forestry Subcommittee, my subcommittee on the House Agriculture Committee.

It is my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Gingrey), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Stutzman), the chairman of the Economic Opportunity Subcommittee of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee.

It is my pleasure to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Pence), who is not only the vice chairman of the Constitution Subcommittee but has been a great partner in this effort to pass a balanced budget amendment to the…