Well, first of all, let me thank you, my colleague from California, and each of the other speakers here for the contribution they have made tonight, and particularly when I listened to my colleague from Tennessee talk about those…

Well, I just wanted to talk a little bit about prevention, and particularly in terms of seniors, which you mentioned, and what it means in terms of people's health and also the cost to the government, because some of the things that we've…

``Neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of 35 years and been 14 years a resident within the United States.''

Section 7: ``All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with amendments as on other bills.''

Today's rules package reveals only one thing--and that is hypocrisy. Despite all the rhetoric about the deficit, the Republicans' first act in the majority will be to allow a legislative process that goes back to exploding our national…

First, I wish to say I am so pleased to be with colleagues who are standing up for activity on behalf of the citizens, the constituents we represent, to get things done. I doubt many of us would be happy with a report card we got in either…

I yield to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Slaughter) for the purpose of a unanimous consent request. (Ms. SLAUGHTER asked and was given permission to revise and extend her remarks.)

I yield to the gentleman from New York (Mr. McMahon) for the purpose of a unanimous consent request. (Mr. McMAHON asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. McMAHON. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of this bill…

I yield to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Ackerman) for the purpose of a unanimous consent request. (Mr. ACKERMAN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

I am proud to say that we are finally doing the right thing to support our heroes from 9/11. The agreement we have here today is much less than we originally hoped for--but more than four and a half years after the death of NYPD Det. James…

I yield to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Scott) for the purpose of a unanimous consent request. (Mr. SCOTT of Georgia asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

I yield to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee) for the purpose of a unanimous consent request. (Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to revise and extend her remarks.)

I yield to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Crowley) for the purpose of a unanimous consent request. (Mr. CROWLEY asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

I don't think there is any doubt that this has been one of the most productive Congresses in American history, but I also want to talk about the lame duck session and how productive that has been as well. In this lame duck session, we have…

I would urge passage of this bill and send it to the President. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time for debate has expired. Pursuant to the order of the House of today, the previous question is ordered…

I thank my good friend Judge Poe for yielding, and I rise in very strong support of the legislation. I want to thank Chairman Scott and Carolyn Maloney, with whom I have worked very closely on the House companion bill. I will say at the…

Mr. President, when our colleagues from across the aisle blocked the Omnibus appropriations bill they decided to leave our Nation less safe and less prepared to thwart the next terrorist attack. They chose to put our homeland security on…

Chairman Dingell, I want to thank you for all the hard work you have put in on this bill, and also Chairman Waxman. We worked on a bipartisan basis. I rise today in strong support of the Food Safety Modernization Act. After 2 years of hard…