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I thank the gentleman for yielding as it is an honor for me to join my colleagues in honoring Father Daniel Coughlin on his 50th year in the priesthood and 10 years as our House Chaplain. Father Daniel Coughlin was honored last weekend by…
Congressman Bart Stupak of Michigan announced today that he won't seek re-election. The anti-abortion Democrat has been the target of Tea Party activists for playing a key role in getting health care reform passed.
I thank the chairman. I'm seeking the chairman's commitment that our conversations on this issue, the abortion issue, will continue.
I wish the Republican leadership would talk to their members and tell them there's a proper decorum and let's be respectful. We set examples.
I agree. If it's not directed at me, then he must have directed the address to the Member of the House. And we have to maintain proper decorum in the House of Representatives, set the examples and keep our cool under intense pressure and…
Current law with respect to abortion services includes the Hyde amendment. The Hyde amendment and other similar statutes to it have been the law of the land on Federal funding of abortion since 1977 and apply to all other health care…
The motion to recommit purports to be a right-to-life motion, in the spirit of the Stupak amendment. But as the author of the Stupak amendment, this motion is nothing more than an opportunity to continue to deny 32 million Americans health…
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…
I congratulate the Pittsburgh Steelers on their sixth Super Bowl ring and their championship this year. But the last part of your resolution, and every football fan knows, that the standard for the entire NFL for championships is the Green…
5 minutes is not nearly enough time to do justice to Congressman John Dingell's record-breaking 53 years of service in the U.S. House of Representatives, but I wish to highlight the profound impact his work has had on the lives of…
We need to extend the time because, in all honesty, the Department of Commerce has made many mistakes in this program, and to ensure that all Americans have an opportunity to make the transition and to get their converter boxes, we have to…
So the actual wording of the referendum states, ``A voter approval requirement does not apply to Indiana tribal gaming.'' By passing H.R. 2176, Congress will bring about a final resolution to this land claim dispute that has been going on…