It is unacceptable that we are unable to help seriously ill patients not because we don't know how, but because we don't have enough of a product that we know saves lives to go around.

I appreciate you having this hearing, and I appreciate the work you've done, and the Ranking Member, and so many others on both sides of the aisle.

Mr. Speaker, throughout this year, House Republicans have been fighting for job creation, working to prevent the Federal Government from damaging our economy and job growth. The present administration has tried to downplay the effect new…

I hope that we can find a way to move forward on the legislation--S. 296, the Preserving Access to Lifesavings Medicines Act--that Senator Klobuchar and I introduced earlier this year.

I would hope that we would more than suggest that this man be punished for the crimes that he has committed in the name of humanity.

Mr. Speaker, I would like to submit an exchange of letters with the Ways and Means Committee regarding this bill. House of Representatives, Committee on Ways and Means, Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC, December 13, 2011…

Mr. Speaker, I represent Bucks County, Pennsylvania, which is the home of a 9/11 memorial for Pennsylvanians, for Americans, for all those killed on September 11, 2001. It is also the home of Ellen Saracini, widow of Captain Victor…

I reserve the balance of my time and inform the gentleman from New York that I am prepared to close.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise today also in support of H.R. 3421, the Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act, introduced November 14 by the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster). Remarkably in the short 4 weeks…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and to add extraneous material on this bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3421) to award Congressional Gold Medals in honor of the men and women who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001. The Clerk…

Mr. Speaker, we are all well aware of the inadequacies of the sustainable growth rate formula as a payment policy for reimbursing physicians. Unfortunately, the greatest threat--arguably--facing the Medicare program, if not the entire…

Mr. Speaker, today the House will vote to extend critical provisions to help those seeking jobs, and we will do so without hurting job creators or adding to our national debt. Today's Tax Relief and Job Creation Act also extends the…

Mr. Speaker, I was appalled and outraged to learn yesterday that the genocidal government of Khartoum has hired a lobbyist to represent its interests here in Washington. On December 10, a publication called ``Africa Intelligence'' reported…

Mr. Speaker, while I support comprehensive tax reform, I do not support the flawed legislation presently before us. I have repeatedly said it is long past time to close tax loopholes, end the practice of tax earmarks and lower tax rates on…

We need to eliminate that kind of confusion. The Speak Up bill will make our laws more clear and help us get to the crimes we need to stop.

If you had the opportunity to enact a Federal law today that did three things, what are the most important three elements of that legislation in terms of what we can do to prevent this from happening again?

We welcome the Speak Up to Protect Every Abused Child Act, introduced by Senator Casey.