H.R. 503 has not received the support of any House committee and was, in fact, ordered to be reported unfavorably to the floor with the recommendation that it not pass by an overwhelming bipartisan majority of 37-3 of the Agriculture…

the additional amendments that have been made in order under my name or my designee we do not intend to bring up. Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. King of Iowa The Acting CHAIRMAN. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 4 printed in…

my friends, I rise in support of H.R. 4761, the Domestic Energy Production Through Offshore Exploration Act of 2006. In 1981, Congress enacted a ban on energy exploration covering more than 85 percent of the U.S. outer continental shelf…

just over 3 years ago the world watched as a treacherous tyrant disregarded United Nations resolutions and burrowed into the bunkers of Baghdad. Within a short period of time, coalition forces dismantled Saddam Hussein's regime, which was…

I will go ahead and close. This has been a very interesting debate. It is just the wrong place for this debate. This is important agricultural policy that should not be determined based upon a 20-minute debate in the middle of an…

I rise to join Chairman Bonilla in opposition to this amendment. Mr. Chairman, the most important thing that should come out of this debate is that the American beef supply is very, very safe, the safest in the world. And that is based not…

who has the right to close? I just have one speaker remaining. The CHAIRMAN. The sponsor of the amendment, the gentleman from Oregon, has the right to close.

I too want to congratulate you for the hard work that you have put into this legislation and thank you for that. I know that you agree that peer to peer piracy is a serious challenge on college and university campuses. This activity is not…

I yield the remaining balance of my time to the gentleman from California (Mr. Nunes).

I move that the message of the President be referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered printed. The motion was agreed to. ____________________

is it also the gentleman's intention that this provision would not trump the other provisions of the bill that provide additional protections to nonprofits by prohibiting takings from private entities for other economic development reasons…

I would say very quickly to the gentleman from Virginia, the majority that he mistrusts is about the business of protecting the minority that he values, because a private property owner facing eminent domain powers being used to take their…

to the extent that the language in the bill could be confusing in the amendment, would the gentleman be willing to work with the chairman of the Judiciary Committee and myself and others to ensure in conference that his intentions are…

I rise in support of H.R. 3402, the Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act, which contains an amendment that I proposed during the consideration of the bill by the House Judiciary Committee to address the rising threat of…

I rise in opposition to the Blumenauer- Flake amendment which calls for reductions of the loan rates established in the 2002 farm bill for both sugar beets and sugarcane. Farmers have crafted their business plans based on the assurances of…

it is my pleasure to join the House Republican Conference chairman, the whip, and shortly the chief deputy whip and the vice chairman of our conference in congratulating Kathryn Lehman on an outstanding career here in the Congress and to…

bankruptcy filings are at an all-time high. When bankruptcy filings increase, every American must pay more for credit, goods, and services through higher rates and charges. It is time that we relieve consumers from the burden of paying for…

I think those examples really reflect the intent of the legislation. Madam Speaker, the legislation also includes a local controversy exception which is intended to ensure that truly local class actions can remain in State court under the…

In not one of those cases was there any wrongdoing found on the part of any of those defendants because all of those were settlements. They were extortionate settlements because they are in the jurisdiction of a court where they know they…

given the large number of suits already filed and the fact that every former Vioxx taker in America is already a proposed class member in numerous class actions, it is unlikely there will be many more class actions after the legislation is…

first let me thank Chairman Sensenbrenner for his leadership in bringing us to this historic point. He and I have been working on this for over 6 years. It has passed the House of Representatives three times before. Due to his good work…

Why is this such a historic occasion? Because abuses in class actions have been going on for many years. In fact, this House has worked for over 6 years to reform this difficulty and get to the point where we are today. This legislation…

I appreciate her comments, but I would also point out that we are engaged in the midst of a war against terror right now and a lot is going to happen in the next year, including the apprehension of people who, under appropriate…

I rise in support of H.R. 4661, the Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act. This bipartisan legislation which I introduced with the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lofgren) and the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Smith) will impose tough…

obviously we would prefer to provide assistance without offsets, but the reality of the situation is that there will be no disaster money before we go home unless we provide budget offsets. We will not touch the farm commodity programs…