Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Florida will be postponed. Amendment No. 2 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee The Acting…

We are making great progress with healthcare. ObamaCare is imploding and will only get worse. Republicans coming together to get job done!

Mr. Chair, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``Nay'' on rollcall No. 156. The Acting CHAIR. There being no further amendments, under the rule, the Committee rises. Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the…

Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Florida will be postponed. Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Soto The Acting…

Mr. Speaker, I thank Dr. Carter. I appreciate his being here. The effort he has put in, working diligently to help us right this wrong that has been instilled upon the American people. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Illinois…

Mr. Speaker, I thank my good colleague from Washington State. I appreciate his words, his thoughtfulness, and the stories. You learn more from a story than you do facts and figures. I want to go over a couple of things here. As we have…

Mr. Speaker, I appreciate Dr. Babin's comments. He is very astute. He has been around health care. You know how this thing is not working and the strain it has put on people in your district, as it has in mine, and people around the…

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from California. Mr. Speaker, as I was saying, I was concerned to see the way the law was passed. It was passed in the middle of the night. I thought it was passed through hastily and without transparency…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 6, strike line 1 and all that follows through line 8. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to…

Mr. Speaker, today, March 9, marks 10 years since my constituent Bob Levinson disappeared in Iran. I had hoped that I would not have to come to the floor today to mark this day or to introduce another resolution on Bob. I had hoped that…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 3, strike line 22, and insert the following: ``In a class action''. Page 4, strike line…

Mr. Chairman, the right to choose one's own counsel is a basic right in our democracy. This is a right that is a foundation of a fair and impartial judicial system. Having the right to choose one's own attorney ensures that a person can…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Rodney Davis). He brought up a very astute point. This is collapsing on itself. If we were to do nothing, this would collapse, and the American people would be left without any…

Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to adopt this important amendment to ensure that they have an opportunity to be heard when they are injured by an attorney of their choice. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting…

Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to spend time here with my colleagues. We just heard a diatribe from our colleagues. It is interesting to me to note how they say the American people don't want us to change this, but I have to…

Mr. Speaker, had I been present, I would have voted ``Nay'' on rollcall No. 143, the Hank Johnson Amendment No. 5. Amendment No. 6 Offered by Mr. Conyers The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on the…

Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Florida will be postponed. Amendment No. 3 Offered by Mr. Deutch The Acting…

Mr. Chairman, section 1983 that my friend, the chairman, refers to as to providing attorney's fees, requires a determination of attorney's fees by the number of hours reasonably expended on litigation multiplied by a reasonable hourly fee…