Mr. Chairman, at this time I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn), who is on the Health Subcommittee.

Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the distinguished vice chairman of the subcommittee, the gentleman from Texas, Dr. Burgess.

Madam Chair, the simple fact is everything the gentlelady just mentioned she doesn't know will be funded. There is no guarantee to fund any of those things. I urge a ``no'' vote on this amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Section 4002 of PPACA establishes a Prevention and Public Health Fund, which my bill, H.R. 1217, would repeal. The section authorizes the appropriation of and appropriates to the…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks on H.R. 1217 and to insert extraneous material on the bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of…

Madam Speaker, this week the House and Senate will consider a bill to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year that reduces spending by $38.5 billion. Considering that the position of Harry Reid at the beginning of the year was…

Madam Chair, it's time for a fiscal reality check. The Federal Government is now borrowing 42 cents of every dollar it spends. Washington is spending more than $1 of every $4 this country produces and we are facing a third straight year…

Madam Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR (Mrs. Emerson). All time for general debate has expired. Pursuant to the rule, the bill shall be considered read for amendment under the 5-minute rule. The text of the…

Madam Chair, at this point I rise in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 minutes.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to bring to the attention of the House legislation I am introducing to create an Afghanistan-Pakistan Study Group, modeled after the Iraq Study Group, to bring fresh eyes to the war effort in Afghanistan, which is…

I want to make sure that we have accurate information here and we are not simply exporting a problem to have it reimported in the air and in products.

I am concerned also about unstable landfills that could cause slides and disrupt communities, et cetera.

I can't imagine that all that you are going to do is cost someone $4 a month, a giant factory.

No one disagrees that those who violate current regulations should be vigorously prosecuted and held fully accountable.

Here is the situation: Here is coal. We have lots of it in this country. Unfortunately, it is dirty to burn.

Let's assume that the money that you have been budgeted last year will be cut by 50 percent. What do we do collectively?

I mean, I doubt we could fulfill the mandates that we are getting from our Federal partners.

This meeting here is just as important to me; it is just that we have to be in three different places at one time anymore.