Lois Capps

I urge a ``yes'' vote on the motion to recommit, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Yes, I am opposed. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mrs. Capps moves to recommit the bill H.R. 2117 to the Committee on Education and the Workforce with instructions to…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Beginning on page 938, line 3, strike section 17304. Beginning on page 948, line 3, strike part 4. The…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, this is a straightforward amendment, and it is overwhelmingly supported by my constituents, so I hope we can all agree to it. The amendment strikes a harmful and unnecessary…

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. 8 Offered by Mr. Bilirakis The Acting CHAIR…

I would just comment to remark that the very project that my colleague from Washington, my friend, described is the project that the local constituents rejected by 70 percent, the project that was mentioned. We are interested, in…

I appreciate the work that has been done to reach the MDUFA deal, and I think this is a very important moment to balance the needs of the companies for increased predictability at the agency but also to increase patient safety.

I thank my colleague, Barbara Lee from California, for yielding to me. And I also want to thank our colleague from New York, Nita Lowey, for her leadership in organizing this opportunity for us to speak, to speak with one voice, we who are…

There is an old saying that goes: when all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. These days, it seems the Republican toolbox is down to just one tool. Because for all of the energy choices available to America, every…

I thank my colleague from New Jersey for yielding. Madam Chair, I rise today in opposition to this bill. We all know that we have a long-term care crisis in this country. What we have now is an unsustainable patchwork approach, with…

I yield myself the remainder of my time. Mr. Speaker, I will say to my colleague from New York, being here in December, as you mentioned a few times, it was December 22 that Senator McConnell--actually several Senators said to us, Don't…

Before I yield time, I just want to congratulate the conferees for finally meeting today for the very first time, at least 5 weeks after they were appointed. So that's the point. I am pleased now to yield 2 minutes to our colleague from…