Do you feel that you have enough resources to be dealing with this magnitude of caseload and also with the fact that this is now involved with international activity?

I believe that there is a real commitment on this subcommittee, and people like Senator Tom Coburn had excellent ideas.

When you use that phrase, they hold their sides and laugh. They don't think that we really mean it.

Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on H.R. 4275. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request…

Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Cummings) that the House suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, H. Res. 1062, as…

Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 197) to commend the American Sail Training Association for its advancement of character building under sail and for its advancement of international goodwill…

Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on H. Res. 197. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the…

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Introduced by Congressman Kennedy, H. Res. 197 commends the American Sail Training Association, ASTA, for its work creating opportunities for young people to sail on traditionally…

Madam Speaker, I just wanted to close here and just say that I agree with the gentlelady with regard to tall ships. Being from the port city of Baltimore, we've had the opportunity to see the tall ships and to see what sailing has done for…

Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Cummings) that the House suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, H. Res. 197, as…

There's money that's flowed through the CDFIs, which has helped community development.

Sometimes $25,000 is worth $10 million because it acts as a bridge.

That's not the spirit of this country. That's not the country that I grew up in.

I just refuse to believe that we cannot help these Americans who go out there every day, do the right thing.

We have an empathy deficit. He's been saying this long before he became President.

I just believe with all my heart that we can do better.

Mr. President, I rise in strong support of the bill that is currently before the Senate which would provide for a temporary extension of unemployment benefits, COBRA coverage, and prevent a severe cut to provider reimbursements under…

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