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I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: In title I, at the end of subtitle F (page 51, after line 21) add the following: SEC. __. NOTICE OF RECEIPT…
I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from California will be postponed. Amendment No. 6 Offered by Mr. Deutch The Acting CHAIR. It…
This amendment is identical to one which was made in order to be considered on the floor last year, when the House last considered this redundant legislation. Perhaps the majority believes it is a waste of time to consider something that…
I thank my colleague for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to this rule and the underlying bill. H.R. 4899 is yet another example of the majority's backward energy policy that doubles down on dirty fossil fuels…
I thank my colleague--my respected colleague--Mr. Waxman for yielding time. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 3301. H.R. 3301 would eliminate meaningful review of the environmental impacts of proposed cross-border energy…
Climate change is a critical issue, and it demands action, and EPA's clean power rules, I believe, are a major step forward.
I thank my colleague for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this resolution to remember those who lost their lives and to recognize those who were injured on May 23 in my district in California. The rampage and mass shooting in…
Last Friday night, my home community was rocked by unspeakable violence. It left six students and their assailant dead and 13 others injured. Friday's rampage in Isla Vista, California, has touched the community in a powerful way. IV, as…
Today, I rise with a heavy heart. On Friday night, my home community was rocked by unspeakable violence, which left six students and their assailant dead and 13 others injured. The rampage shook the communities of Isla Vista and the…
I thank my colleague for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise to highlight my amendment, which will be considered later today, to improve TRICARE for our military moms and their families. Doctors are now recommending that new moms exclusively…
All you need to do is watch one episode of ``Mad Men'' to know that women in the workforce have come a long way. While we would like to say that everything is better now, we certainly know that is not the case. On the central coast of…
I thank my colleague for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I have long been a supporter of a permanent fix to the sustainable growth rate, or SGR. The flawed SGR harms providers and consumers alike and keeps us from true innovation in the health care…