mr. upton: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material therein on h.r. 6. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. pursuant to house resolution 350 and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of h.r. 6. will the gentlewoman from north carolina, ms. foxx, kindly take the chair? the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of h.r. 6, which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: a bill to accelerate the discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century cures, and for other purposes. the chair: when the committee of the whole rose on thursday, july 9 2015, all time for general debate had expired. pursuant to the rule the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a su

mr. upton: mr. speaker, i would ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill, h.r. 6, and i would like to include the committee on energy and commerce exchange of letters, the committee on ways and means and the committee on science, space and technology. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, pursuant to house resolution 350 and rule 1, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for the consideration of h.r. 6. the chair appoints the gentleman from nevada, mr. hardy, to preside over the committee of the whole. the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for consideration of h.r. 6, which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: a bill to accelerate the discovery, development and delivery of 21st century cures and for other purposes. the chair: pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered read the firs

mr. upton, five minutes for an opening statement. >> thank you, mr. chairman. now, back on september 11, '01, the world as we knew it was turned upside down by the unthinkable acts of terrorism which took the lives of nearly 3,000 individuals in new york, pennsylvania and virginia. left a mark on every american. every one of us was impacted. from the smoldering ruins of the twin towers in the pentagon to the wreckage of united airlines flight 93, the painful images and heartbreaking personal stories of that day every minute will not be forgotten. we are remembering the thousands of innocent lives lost and the loved ones left behind. many of us met with those. we also honor the countless acts of leadership shown by the american in the hours of pandemonium. and in the days, weeks and months and years that have followed. then for me as chair of the telco subcommittee and on this committee i led a bipartisan delegation both to new york and to the pentagon where we witnessed firsthand the valiant efforts of our first responders who were certainly exhausted, overwhel

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mr. speaker, i want to thank chairman upton and his staff at energy and commerce for working with us on this bill. this bill is a great example of how committees can and should work together to advance commonsense legislation and not get involved in turf battles. i ask unanimous consent to include the letters exchanged by chairman mccaul and chairman upton on h.r. 1300 in the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. king: thank you mr. speaker. h.r. 1300 has 50 bipartisan co-sponsors and is supported by the international association of fire chiefs, and the alliance of biosecurity. i urge all members to join me in supporting this bill which will help to, quote, protech our protectors. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time -- reserves his time -- the gentleman reserves his time. the gentlewoman from new york. miss rice: i rice in support of h.r. 1300 and yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for such time as she wishes to consume. miss rice: i i want to begin by commen

i'd like to thank chairman upton and chairman conaway and ranking member peterson for their support and effort in getting this legislation to the floor as well. mr. pompeo: i'd like to thank all of the staff on the energy and commerce and agriculture committees for their hard work too and i'd be remiss if i didn't thank blake on my staff who put in long hours making sure this commonsense, bipartisan bill was ready for the floor. mr. chairman, it's really very simple. h.r. 1599 has two very simple goals. first, to ensure that families in kansas and across the country have access to nutritious and affordable food. and second to make sure that those who wish to avoid food products that contain g.m.o.'s will be able to do so. that they will not be denied the right to know. in place of a patchwork of loop-holed labeling laws, we'll ensure our food policy is science-based and transparent to consumers. let's be very clear. consumers who wish to avoid foods containing g.m.o.'s are able to do so today. and they will be able to do so after this bill becomes law. except it's better now. there will now be a clear standard about what that term really means.