Thomas E. Petri: “Yes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bill, as amended, is pending. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr.…”

This amendment also reforms administrative and operating reimbursements that the government pays to private insurance companies by capping those payments at $900 million, which is a fairly moderate cap and below what's currently being…

I would encourage all Members to support the bill before us, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Petri) that the House suspend the…

There are a lot of stories we could tell about the Jim Oberstar, and I think it is probably not fully appropriate to do that at this time but just to say that he was a self- made person, he had great intellectual abilities, and he used…

I thank my colleague from Alaska for yielding, and I rise to support the Young amendment. I am pleased to be a cosponsor of the amendment. It is important that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers be encouraged to use the private sector for…