I yield myself such time as I may consume. You know, Madam Speaker, I was very upset to hear the gentleman from California because I thought, for once--and it's very rare around here--as I heard the gentleman from Oregon suggest that he…

Mr. President, I rise today to honor the life of SSG Ingles DosReis, who was tragically killed on August 28, 2009, while serving at Aviano Air Base in Italy. Staff Sergeant DosReis enlisted in the Air Force in February 2005, immediately…

Mr. President, I rise to speak of what I have addressed in the past about injustice. It is about the reality that it is no secret that decades of discrimination in lending practices at the United States Department of Agriculture have made…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Parity for Hispanic Farmers

I now yield 3 minutes to another champion of this bill from our committee, the gentleman from New York (Mr. Weiner).

Can I inquire how much time remains? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New Jersey has 3\1/2\ minutes.

I have heard Members on the other side of the aisle talk about this as an entitlement program. I want to stress it is not an entitlement program. It is not a budget gimmick. The program sunsets in 10 years. The funding is capped…

Can I just ask the gentleman from Illinois if he has any additional speakers? I yield to the gentleman.

Middle class families are the backbone of our economy, and that is why we should not wait any longer to vote on extending tax cuts for these middle class families. There is near universal agreement to extend these cuts. There is also…

I want to thank Chairman Levin for bringing this bill to the floor today, as well as the sponsors of this legislation, Mr. Ryan and Mr. Johnson for working in a bipartisan way on behalf of America's workers and manufacturers. In the Ways…

At this time I would like to yield 1 minute to the Speaker of the House and point out that if it wasn't for her efforts, we would not be here today moving this legislation.

Many folks from New Jersey, both first responders and workers, went to New York after this tragedy. There is no question that, when you look at the records, that there were people from all 50 States in Lower Manhattan on 9/11 and after…

At this point, I would just close myself, unless someone else comes down. So if you would like to close on our Energy and Commerce time, then I will follow you.

Thank you. I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Velazquez).

At this time, I would yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Israel).

I thank my good friend for yielding. To Chairman Pallone, thank you. Mr. Speaker, today the House will vote to reauthorize the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act, which is the law that I, along with Artur Davis, sponsored back in 2005…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, S. 3751, the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2010, is identical to legislation sponsored by Representatives Young and Matsui, H.R. 6081, and passed by voice…

I yield myself the balance of my time to conclude. I want to thank my friend for his leadership on this. This is a bipartisan issue. This is a human rights issue of American parents and of American children. We rightfully speak out on…