As a woman in this country, who would have known but for this debate that as a woman just starting out, same condition, same age, you pay more for your health care as a woman in this country than you do as a man. We're going to end that…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I'm here today of course to celebrate and to honor Women's History Month. Mr. Speaker, it's an important time to honor the political and social struggles of women across this world and certainly in…

Votes will not begin before 2 o'clock. I don't know exactly. We come in at 1 o'clock. We may have votes at 1 o'clock in terms of procedural votes. But I want to make it clear we will have no vote on the health care bill until 72 hours…

Mr. Speaker, I move that we lay the resolution on the table. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to lay the resolution on the table. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes appeared to…

I thank the Republican whip for yielding. As previously announced, on Friday the House will meet at 9 a.m. for legislative business. On Saturday, Members are advised that the House will meet at 9 a.m., which is the custom, with recorded…

Mr. Speaker, Congress is on the brink of passing comprehensive health care reform to ensure that all Americans have access to affordable and high quality care, health care that protects consumers and not just insurance companies. We need…

Mr. President, this week we celebrate Sunshine Week, not as a seasonal way to welcome the spring weather but as a time to mark the importance of transparency in our government. At the U.S. Helsinki Commission we monitor 56 countries…

Mr. President, we are here today to talk about the importance of job creation in our economy. We all know we need to create jobs. The way to create jobs is to help small businesses. Too much of the focus over the last couple years has been…

Mr. President, I also ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business as part of the comments made by Senator Landrieu and Senator Shaheen. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, let me thank Senator Warner for organizing this presentation to point out the abuses the minority has used in blocking the responsibility of the Senate to confirm appointments made by the President. I believe in the right of…

Well, Senator Klobuchar, Chairman Klobuchar, thank you very much for conducting this hearing on the Government Accountability Office's investigation of EPA's effort to protect children's health.

Mr. President, I rise to vehemently oppose Senator Lieberman's amendment to reauthorize the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program. This amendment would extend a program that impacts fewer than 5 percent of the District's…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to support this resolution congratulating Greivis Vasquez and Coach Gary Williams on an outstanding season for the University of Maryland Men's Basketball Team. Their home is in Prince Georges County--my home…

Madam Speaker, just when we thought we had heard enough, seen enough, and paid enough, the big insurance companies are at it again. Seniors are paying more for prescriptions, home values plummet, savings and retirement accounts disappear…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to have my name removed as a cosponsor of H.R. 1255. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Maryland? There was no objection. ____________________

This is not an unusual procedure. We're going to vote on a rule.

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Go Terps! And they did. I'm a graduate of the University of Maryland. Like so many others, I am very proud of my alma mater. I went there many, many years ago. I have owned a number of homes throughout…

The gentleman has had 72 days, I tell the gentleman, to review the bill that he refers to--72 days, not 72 hours--72 days in final form to review the bill. Now, you can keep saying this. You can keep telling the American public that…