mr. goodlatte: i thank the gentleman for yielding and i rise in support of the republican study committee alternative. the fact of the matter is we're broke. the federal budget deficit is projected to be $14 trillion in the next two years and $2 billion annually for the next decade. we sustain this path without bankrupting our country. congressman ryan's budget proposal is a great start and sets us on a path to bringing the budget into balance. however, that proposal takes 28 years to do so. i support and will vote for his budget, but i'm concerned what will happen to it if future congresses are not as willing to make the tough choices that are necessary to see this budget path to completion. that's why i strongly support the r.s.c. budget which balances the federal budget within nine years.

mr. goodlatte. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized for two minutes. mr. goodlatte: i thank the chairman for yielding and for his leadership on this issue. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. goodlatte: to the gentleman from washington, i will tell him that yesterday this house voted to cut government spending and keep the government open. today this house will vote to cut government regulations and keep the internet open. that's what this is all about. let me add that to the gentleman from pennsylvania who said that all the f.c.c. is making two simple promises, here they are. 200 pages, single spaced, small print, to make two simple promises to keep the internet open. guess what? the internet is open now. and we have laws to protect keeping the internet open now. they are called antitrust laws. and if they need to be modified, they should come forward with those proposals. but the internet is opened today. and to my friends in the technology community, and they are my friends, some of who

mr. goodlatte. the chair: the gentleman from virginia is recognized for two minutes. mr. goodlatte: i thank the gentleman for the time and for his leadership on this issue and i rise in strong support of this legislation. despite president obama's stating that he would prefer congress to take the lead in determining how to handle greenhouse gases, what do you know, the environmental protection agency has begun their own plan to regulate greenhouse gases. american voters spoke in november, and they clearly rejected the cap and trade agenda that was offered in this congress last year, not taken up in the united states senate. now we're faced with the need to act ourselves. so unless the congress act to stop the e.p.a., this administration and the environmental protection agency will enact their own cap and trade-like agenda. without action, the e.p.a. will add more regulatory red tape on american businesses and manufacturers, hampering the ability of companies to operate competitively in the united states. these businesses could be forced to move those jobs overseas to locat