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Mr. Chairman, ugly is ugly. This is an ugly budget, and it exists primarily to be a vehicle for tax cuts for the already fortunate, the top 1 or 2 percent in America, at the expense of everybody else. It will hemorrhage red ink for as far…

Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Danny K. Davis), the co-chair of the Congressional Black Caucus' Budget Task Force.

Mr. Chairman, the Congressional Black Caucus is a more compassionate, fiscally responsible alternative to the underlying Republican budget and does not rely on unrealistic growth projections or bizarre suggestions that massive tax cuts can…

Mr. Chairman, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson).

Mr. Chairman, I yield 2\1/4\ minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Brown).

Mr. Chairman, can you advise how much time is remaining on both sides? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Virginia has 7\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Georgia has 5 minutes remaining.

Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the Republican budget resolution and its intent to fast-track tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans and corporations. This resolution, first of all, is not serious. It assumes $800 billion in savings…

Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lee), who is a member of the Appropriations Committee.

Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment in the nature of a substitute is as follows: Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the following…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the Congressional Black Caucus budget, which is a more credible and responsible alternative than the underlying Republican budget. The Nation's…

Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Richmond), who is the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus.

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 15 seconds just to point out that the healthcare plan in the budget is a public option, which CBO scores as a savings of over $100 billion. We have $1 trillion in spending for infrastructure, the same as the…

Madam Speaker, since the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade, medical knowledge regarding the development of unborn babies and their capacities at various stages of growth has advanced dramatically. To give you a sense of how much…

I am very pessimistic. I believe the Iranians will move in so fast.

ISIS will have been victorious in their genocidal rampage unless concrete action is taken.

I think there is a resistance in government to do this.

if bold action is not taken by the end of the year, I believe a tipping point will be reached and we will see the end of Christianity in Iraq in a few short years

I think you need one person who has the responsibility.