Thomas E. Petri: “How much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Wisconsin has 6\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the…”

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…

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…

During rollcall 418 on final passage of H.R. 2218, the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013, I incorrectly recorded my vote as ``no.'' I intended to vote ``yes.'' Personal Explanation

That is pathetic, and we have to do something about it.