mr. speaker , i yield myself such time as i may consume .  i rise in support of the resolution .  the house went on record earlier today in a strong , bipartisan way , to support that we would , first of all , make sure that cfius , which is the committee on investments in the united states chaired by the secretary of the treasury snow , that we go on record making sure that we not spend money at this time for a chinese company that is communist-owned by the communist government to take over our ninth largest oil company .  the congress has spoken , and we are happy that we did so in a loud , strong voice .  the sense of the congress resolution before us is one that we also support .  general motors is losing technology to china , and it is costing the company $ 12 billion a year .  intellectual property rights are not being protected , and china has been abusing those rights .  we must protect american business , and we must do what is necessary .  so , i am proud of the congress and the gentleman from california ( mr. pombo )  for introducing this resolution that we also further state our strong support for not allowing the sale to go through .  mr. speaker , i reserve the balance of my time .  