Bart Stupak: “The Stupak amendment was approved with the support of 64 Democrats, including House Appropriations Committee Chair David…”

Yes, it did. We were shocked he would bring it up in the first meeting, and then second meeting we had with them.

I am very pleased and heartened by all of the outpouring of Members who have come down here for the last few hours, and it has also given me an opportunity to say a few things about my friend, Jack Murtha. Jack would be embarrassed about…

As I wrap up my 18 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, this is a good bill in which to wrap up a career. I first introduced food safety legislation along with Mr. Dingell and Mr. Pallone and now-Senator Brownback in 1997. For 14…

Because they began the negotiation under IGRA, as required under section 20, to begin a negotiation with the Governor, and they had to make a settlement with the Governor, who can do it. So, instead of going back to court, they used the…