I thank my friend, Ms. Slaughter. Mr. Speaker, I do believe that the budget agreement that was reached was a small but positive step forward, and I plan to talk about that a little later today; but what I want to talk about right now is…

I thank my friend, Mr. Woodall, for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I would just point out--and I think the gentleman knows this--we have not seen a single proposal from our Republican colleagues to extend unemployment insurance because there is a…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Clyburn), a good friend and colleague, one of the conferees who worked with us to move this agreement to a place where it was supported by many of us on the…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I would like to start by commending my friend and colleague, Chairman Ryan, for working on this bipartisan agreement. I also want to congratulate our Senate colleague, Senator Patty…

Mr. Speaker, I now yield 2 minutes to the gentlelady from Maryland (Ms. Edwards), my colleague and friend on the Transportation Committee.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself as much time as I may consume. I think this agreement is an acknowledgement--at least a majority on both sides, certainly on the Democratic side, a strong majority--that the sequester is a dumb and unproductive…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Neal), a terrific member of the Ways and Means Committee.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Ellison), my friend.

Mr. Speaker, may I inquire how much time remains. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Maryland has 12 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Wisconsin has 11\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Davis), a great member of the Armed Services Committee.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I want to emphasize a point that we both made, which is that if we had our druthers, we would have approached this issue differently. I do want to say with respect to some of the…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), our distinguished whip and somebody who has been working very hard on these budget issues and working with us also to make sure that this is done in as fair and…

Mr. Speaker, at this time I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee), a great member of the Judiciary Committee.

Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Georgia was absolutely right; the train wreck of ObamaCare continues. This week, we have three pieces of news. First of all, people going to the exchanges that were told they qualify for Medicaid really…

Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 634 I was at a medical appointment in Baltimore, MD and therefore unable to vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.'' ____________________

Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 636, I was at a medical appointment in Baltimore, MD and therefore unable to vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.'' personal explanation

Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 635, I was at a medical appointment in Baltimore, MD and therefore unable to vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.'' ____________________

Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 632 I was at a medical appointment in Baltimore, MD and therefore unable to vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' ____________________