I am happy to yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson).

I am glad to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio), a distinguished member of our Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, we can pretend that we care about the future of America and…

In closing, much has been said today in dislike of this temporary fix, and I could not agree more. It is not my preference. We all want to address this in a long-term, robust manner. That is also the opinion of the Transportation Trades…

I am very happy to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), our distinguished minority whip and a strong supporter of our infrastructure in this country.

I am happy to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Hahn), a very valued member of our Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

But in these downturns in the past, we have always felt the Government is trying to help us get out of these downturns in the coal industry. That is not the feeling now.

On Monday, the EPA is expected to unleash what is essentially a Federal cap-and-trade proposal aimed at our Nation's existing coal-fired power plants. I will oppose this rule, as it will adversely affect coal miners and coal mining…

I assume the chairman has the right to close. Is that right? The SPEAKER pro tempore. That is correct.

I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Napolitano) and thank her for her help on the conference committee as well. (Ms. NAPOLITANO asked and was given permission to revise and extend her remarks.)

I am happy to yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Bishop), our distinguished ranking member. Again, I thank him for his tremendous vision and superb knowledge which has brought this conference report to the floor today.

How much time do I have remaining, Mr. Speaker. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from West Virginia has 1 minute remaining.

I am happy to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio), the ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee. Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Well, we are off to a good start. We are…

I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Lipinski), a member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

I am proud to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California (Mr. Garamendi), a real champion of Buy American provisions in everything we do in this Congress.

I appreciate and thank Congresswoman Lois Frankel for organizing this special order to recognize the significance of Israel's Independence at the kind invitation of Linda Kline. I was pleased to join Rabbi Jean Eglinton of B'Nai Sholom…

I, like my colleagues from West Virginia, Mrs. Capito and Mr. McKinley, remember Mick Staton as a dedicated public servant, a son of West Virginia. I enjoyed serving in this body with Mick. He always knew where he stood on a given issue…

I have a motion at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Duncan). Is the gentleman opposed to the bill?

I am opposed to the bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Rahall moves to recommit the bill H.R. 1459 to the Committee on Natural Resources with instructions to report…

This is the final amendment to the bill. It will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If the amendment is adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage, as amended. My amendment is quite simple. It raises the…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, this 5-minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by 5- minute votes on passage of H.R. 1459, if…

I thank my dear colleague from New Jersey for yielding me the time. Mr. Chairman, I do rise in support of the pending legislation, H.R. 2824; and to my good friend, the chairman of the committee, Doc Hastings, I commend him for bringing…

These paid internships I think are a very important part of making sure that the people that we get in the Federal Government are not just people who can afford to not work.

I appreciate the ranking member of the Energy and Commerce Committee yielding me this time, especially since we do not see eye to eye on this particular piece of legislation. We do see eye to eye on numerous other issues before the…

I thank the distinguished ranking member again. The proposed greenhouse gas rule for new power plants may be the mother of all anti-coal regulatory measures so far promoted by this particular EPA. It spells curtains for the development of…

The one empty seat we will have at that witness table... belongs to the one entity at the epicenter of all of this, the one who totally blew it and then gave the bad information.