Nick Rahall

We have worked bipartisanly together as well on National Guard legislation, giving them a seat at the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

The gentlewoman is making such a persuasive case, I yield her all the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman is recognized for 1\1/2\ minutes.

I'm very honored to yield 3 minutes to a cosponsor of the pending legislation, the gentlelady from New York (Ms. Meng).

How much time do I have remaining, please, Madam Speaker? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from West Virginia has 8\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Thank you. I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Nadler). (Mr. NADLER asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

How much time do I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from West Virginia has 17\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Thank you, Mr. Latham. I appreciate your yielding, and do want to join today in paying tribute to the illustrious career of a colleague, a very good friend, the gentleman--and I mean gentleman in every sense of the word--the gentleman from…

Our citizens need and deserve timely answers, especially when such disaster assistance is so critically needed.

I thank the distinguished gentleman from Massachusetts for yielding me the time, and I join with our Democratic leader and with the Speaker of the House in supporting the pending measure. {time} 1310 Speaker Thomas P. O'Neill, otherwise…

I am pleased to yield 5 minutes to the distinguished ranking member on the Energy and Commerce Committee, the gentleman from California (Mr. Waxman).

The gentleman I'm going to yield to now may be departing the Congress after this session; but we will still value his professionalism, his expertise, and certainly his friendship for the very near and distant future. I'm happy to yield 5…

Let me just say that the bottom line is that the coal industry, as do all industries, needs regulatory stability. As the only sitting Member of this body who was a conferee on the bill which became SMCRA--the Surface Mining Control and…

It is my distinct honor to rise and salute my friend and colleague, the distinguished gentleman from Illinois' 12th district, Jerry Costello, as he prepares to conclude 24 years of service to his country and the people of southern Illinois…

Yeah, just a comment, Mr. Chairman. Your overdramatization I think is unnecessary. I don't believe the food and beverage problems of Amtrak are going to cause our country to go down the tubes.

In trying to make food service cheap, we made some of it inedible.

I am not suggesting that contract towers are not as safe as similar FAA facilities. Rather, I am saying we lack sufficient information to make a strong comparison.

I am happy to yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Waters), who has higher jurisdiction over the flood insurance portion.

As with health care in the aftermath of yesterday's landmark Supreme Court decision, it's now time to move forward and put the divisiveness which has plagued the enactment of a surface transportation reauthorization bill for the first time…

I'm happy to yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from California (Mr. George Miller), the ranking member of the Education and Workforce Committee, who has jurisdiction over the student loan section of this conference agreement…

I'm happy to yield 2 minutes to the distinguished ranking member on our Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, as well as a valued member of our conference on transportation, the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Cummings).

I'm happy to yield 2 minutes to the distinguished ranking member on our Railroads Subcommittee and a valued member of our conference, the gentlelady from Florida (Ms. Brown).

I'm happy to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Nadler), another valued conferee on our side. {time} 1120

I'm happy to yield 1 minute to the gentlelady from the District of Columbia (Ms. Norton), a distinguished member of our conference on this agreement.

Okay. I'm ready to close, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, first I want to extend my deep appreciation to all conferees on this legislation, some 47, I believe. I'd like to pay particular word of commendation…

I reserve the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Oregon will control the time.