I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE…

At this time, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from South Carolina, who has been a stalwart leader in the legislation before us in trying to have the U.S. live within a balanced budget.

At this time, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Grimm), the author of the underlying legislation and also someone who has been instrumental in making sure that we could work in a bipartisan manner to get it to the floor…

I think we have one more speaker. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Austin Scott).

At this point, I yield 5 minutes to the sponsor of the underlying legislation, the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Stivers).

Once again, Mr. Speaker, I would like to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Conaway).

I yield myself 3 minutes. Mr. Speaker, this bipartisan bill would do what? It would provide a clear exemption from margin requirements, margin requirements imposed by the Dodd-Frank Act on where? On swap transactions for so-called end…

At this point, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Conaway).

I was hoping the gentlelady had one more speaker. I was going to reserve, as we had one other speaker on the way, but let me just check. Without seeing him here, Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

So the premise of the legislation is what? As we said before, to try to encourage the smaller growth companies to be able to development their businesses and go on and to eventually to go public. In light of the last conversation we had on…

To deal with institutions that are accredited investors. Who is it that sets the standards for accredited investors? The SEC. So if your concern is that the level of accredited investors is not sophisticated enough to deal with the…

I thank the Chair and I thank the gentleman from Texas as well. I also rise to express support for the JOBS Act today. I strongly believe that the JOBS Act will ease the burden of capital formation on the entrepreneurial growth companies…

I thank the chairman. As we indicate, the President supports the underlying legislation and the gentleman indicated that he may be looking for some amendments to the bill, but I would assume quite candidly he would not be looking for this…

In essence, the amendment has the effect, as so many amendments often do that come to the floor, of basically gutting the entire bill. The core reform made by this bill is to--what?--adopt for all Federal credit programs fair value…

First of all, let me just begin by saying I appreciate the gentleman's effort with regard to this legislation. I appreciate also the bipartisan nature and intentions behind the amendment as well. There are unquestionably circumstances…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. And again, I'll say to the gentleman as well, as your colleague did as well, commended us for raising this important issue, and I do agree that it is an important issue. But I think the American…

Just as we recognize that the American taxpayer has already been squeezed by such expenditures as $527 million for the failed loans to Solyndra, we recognize that they must put these on the record so we understand what they truly cost. And…

At the start, I would like to thank Chairman Ryan and the Budget Committee staff for their hard work with regard to H.R. 3581, the Budget and Accounting Transparency Act. Unless you've been living someplace else other than here for the…

I thank the lady for commending us for raising these issues. But actually, we're doing something more than just simply raising the issue. We're addressing it and solving this problem as well. I appreciate the fact that the gentlelady…

The gentleman from Maryland speaks of the report of Marvin Phaup from 2008, I guess that was, and also speaks in reference to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. In front of me, and I'll ask, under general leave to enter this into…

I would first like to thank Chairman Ryan and the Budget Committee staff for their hard work on H.R. 3581, the Budget and Accounting Transparency Act. Unless you've been living on Mars the last year, it should not come as a surprise to…

The prior amendment that this House just overwhelmingly voted down would have gutted the underlying bill entirely. This motion to recommit will now try to gut the bill by approximately one-third. I commend the other side of the aisle for…

I thank the words of the chaplain who says may we indeed know the Lord. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Chaplain Karen Hallett on her selection as the 2012 Reserve Officers Association Chaplain of the Year. She is a resident of…

Last year, when we passed the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions and Divestment Act, I came to the floor stating that we must go further. Our stated goal then, as it is now, was to protect Americans, our allies, and the Iranians who suffer under…

On rollcall No. 855, had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' Stated against: