This is probably my last opportunity to respond to a Democratic motion to recommit, and I have heard a whole gamut of them in the time that I have had the privilege to do that, and I kind of surmise, from reading the motion to recommit…

I am very pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Scalise), the distinguished majority whip.

Objection. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Objection is heard. The Clerk will read. The Clerk continued to read. Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (during the reading). Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the reading be dispensed with. The SPEAKER…

I am very pleased to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Walden), my colleague from Oregon, across the Columbia River from my district.

I am very pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Upton), the chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee.

I am very pleased to yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Marino).

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Bilirakis).

I will advise the gentleman that we still have several more. I will advise you when we get down to that point, but we do have several Members still waiting to speak.

I would advise my friend from California that I am prepared to close if the gentleman is prepared to close.

I am very pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Goodlatte), the distinguished chairman of the Judiciary Committee.

I want to thank my friend, Mr. Camp, the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, for yielding me the time. Mr. Speaker, this jobs package includes important legislation, H.R. 1526, the Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities…

I am very pleased to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Whitfield), one of my classmates.

I am very pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Cassidy).

I am very pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Montana (Mr. Daines), a hardworking member of the Natural Resources Committee.

I am very pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Gohmert), a member of the Natural Resources Committee.

I am very pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Johnson).

I am very pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Nevada (Mr. Amodei), the author of this legislation.

I yield myself as much time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 3006, introduced by our colleague from California (Mr. Calvert), authorizes an equal value land exchange of private and Federal property. The bill requires the Secretary of…

I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Calvert), the author of this legislation.

I advise my friend I have another speaker, but I don't see him on the floor. Pending his arrival, I will reserve the balance of my time.

I advise my friend I have no more requests for time. If the gentleman is prepared to yield back, I yield back the balance of my time.

I urge adoption of this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I have no more requests for time and I am prepared to close now. I will have to close after those last remarks. I reserve the balance of my time.

I advise my friend from Arizona I have no more requests for time, so I reserve the balance of my time.

I urge adoption of the legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Hastings) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill…