At this time, Mr. Speaker, I yield 3\1/2\ minutes to myself. Mr. Speaker, under current law, there will be a $110 billion across- the-board cut known as sequester. It will be imposed in this country on January 2, 2013, resulting in a 10…

I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 6365. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from New…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of H.R. 4078, the Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act. At a time when new regulation after new regulation is being proposed by the Obama administration, it is critical…

If one accepts all the contortions and flimsy reasoning of the Justice Roberts' opinion on the constitutionality of this law, it brings to light one important consequence: the President of the United States has not been straight with the…

I thank Mr. Graves for leading the floor tonight on this very important matter. He joins me, I'm sure, in saying that we're all extremely disappointed that we have to come to the floor tonight and that the Supreme Court ruled today that…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. _. None of the funds made available in this Act…

And that's just my point. I'm not trying to stop any process. What I'm trying to do is prevent this administration from doing an end-run on the process. You set up the record almost completely straight. There were court cases on this. It…

I understand all the points that you raise as far as who is using the system, New Jersey people and New York people. But I can make that exact same argument about the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area and our transit area as well, and…

It is the desire of this House and Members of this side of the aisle that we put an end to earmarks, and yet some might say that in this bill there contains $150 million solely for the benefit of one particular project, the Washington…

I will just make three quick points. One is, again, it is really odd that here I stand with you next to the microphone and that I am actually defending the more conservative position and actually defending the position of the President of…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 50, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced to $0)''. Page 150, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert…

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 New Jersey will be postponed. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as follows: administrative…