I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end the following: TITLE __MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS SEC. __. SEISMIC TESTING IN THE ATLANTIC…

How much time do I have remaining, Mr. Chairman? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Virginia has 1 minute remaining.

I yield myself such time as I may consume. I appreciate the gentleman's argument. I certainly don't agree with it. The concern that we have--that I have personally--is that the administration's willingness to keep the tempo and the cadence…

How much time is remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Virginia has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the gentleman from California has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Before I begin my remarks, I want to just express my appreciation to our colleague, Mr. Fleischmann, and my respect for him and the eloquent tribute that he paid his father. Indeed, his father was a member of the Greatest Generation, and…

I thank the chairman for your leadership on this bill. I yield 1 minute to my friend and colleague, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Wittman).

I yield myself 1 minute. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of my amendment to H.R. 2231, which requires the administration to complete its Atlantic Environmental Impact Statement by December 31 of this year, which will pave the way for us to…

These are very, very challenging fiscal times. Our deficit continues to grow, and that is putting pressure on every single line of our Federal budget, including defense. And yet the world has not become a safer place. So what's clear is we…

I just refuse to agree with the gentleman's proposition there about laying Federal employees off. This does not state that, has nothing to do with that, in fact. It just simply says that this is a tool for the Department of Defense to use…

I just would respond to the gentlelady. I appreciate her comments. And I, too, am a strong supporter of our Federal workforce. I just believe that they can compete and should compete. This is good for America, good for our ability to…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title III, insert the following: SEC. 352. MODIFICATION OF TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF PUBLIC…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Virginia will be postponed. Amendment No. 10 Offered by Mr. McGovern The Acting CHAIR. It is…