I was criticized on a news show earlier today referring to this exercise as a 6-hour photo op. Probably I would fall into the category as a ``plummet.'' Isn't it interesting that, yes, premiums for the average family may increase for 10 to…

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Well, we have had quite a day here in Washington, D.C., in your Nation's capital. The 6\1/2\ hour health care summit that was held down at the Blair House right adjacent to the White House has mercifully concluded…

After months, I was denied my request, no reason given for the denial. I can hardly believe that on an issue as critical and crucial as this I would not be allowed access. I believe strongly that for me to vote on something as important as…

I thank the ranking member for yielding. This is a very unfortunate bill, and I think this side of the aisle has sufficiently laid out abundant reasons why it should be sent to the committee and fixed. The intelligence community is too…

Madam President, I wish to speak as in morning business, and I ask unanimous consent to do so. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Health Care Reform

Madam President, as are many of us, I have been watching with great interest the bipartisan health care summit that is being broadcast on television. I am happy there is a bipartisan meeting at the White House to discuss health care…

I appreciate the gentleman from Colorado for yielding me the time, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the bill that is with us today. The safety of this Nation, protecting America from…

The Canadian Premier of Newfoundland, Danny Williams, snuck into the United States recently for some stealth health care. Now, why would the Canadian Premier come to the United States for heart surgery? Because his life depended on it…

The administration's new budget proposal will strangle small business. But there's one small business the new budget is targeting with both barrels: the small, independent mom-and-pop oil and gas producers. Getting energy out of the ground…

In the Netherlands, it's against the law now to hurt somebody's feelings. Don't dare offend anyone or the speech police will cart you off to the courthouse and try you for the violation of the insensitivity laws. Dutch lawmaker Geert…

We keep hearing about how great the trillion-dollar stimulus bill was and how well it has worked. It has been 1 year or so, so lest we forget, let's see where some of that stimulus money got spent. In Buffalo, New York, the State…

For 65 years health insurance companies have enjoyed a special interest exemption from laws prohibiting price fixing, bid rigging, and carving up the insurance market. Consumers' health insurance premiums go up, while coverage gets worse…

I thank the distinguished chairman. Madam Speaker, I rise to announce to the American public and to this body that, as we stand here today, over a year's time, 45,000 Americans die because they don't have health insurance. They don't have…

Let me tell you, here are the jobs. I believe if you polled across America you would understand that the investment that this Democratic Congress made, along with its President, created or saved 3.5 million jobs, gave 95 percent of…

How much time remains on each side? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Texas has 20 minutes. The gentleman from Michigan has 29\1/2\ minutes.

I yield myself 1 minute. Madam Speaker, let me say that I always appreciate what my colleagues state on the House floor, and I appreciate their good comments during debate. To the extent that they want to increase competition among…

I am in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Smith of Texas moves to recommit the bill (H.R. 4626) to the Committee on the Judiciary, with instructions to…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 406, nays 19, not voting 8, as follows: [Roll No. 64]…