Madam President, I intend to offer the following motions to H.R. 1628 and I ask unanimous consent that they be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Motion to…

Mr. President, first of all, I thank my friend, the Senator from Massachusetts, for her comments today and for her relentless willingness to take on this fight and so many other fights that are so important to our country. I come to join…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Chairman, we have heard from our colleagues on the other side of the aisle that we ought to trust the CBO, that the referee should be taken at their word and that they are doing the…

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: At the end of division B (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. ___. The Budget…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, I would like to read the amendment because I think there must be some confusion on this, and it will become important later in the debate: ``The Budget Analysis…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 2 minutes. Mr. Chairman, we have heard some of the problems with CBO from Mr. Meadows. We heard from Mr. Perry immediately before on his amendment. The CBO is meant to help Congress evaluate legislation. But I…

The issue of balancing the budget is about more than just dollars and cents.

minor tweaks on a regular basis of that system could keep it actuarially sound.

I think that is what we all signed up for.

It's time for Congress to stop saddling future generations with the burden of crushing debts to pay for current spending.

Can we instead agree to finally take on the tough choices that are necessary to preserve freedom and opportunity for future generations?

But without a balanced budget, what followed over the last two decades has been yearly waves of Federal deficits.

We need a constitutional balanced budget now. It should be the most important thing we are talking about.

Can any of us honestly look into the eyes of the American people and tell them that we expect that to change without a constitutional constraint?

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 Virginia will be postponed. {time} 1800 Amendment No. 6 Offered by Mr. Cicilline…

I have received several inquiries over the years from constituents regarding escalating prices for specific drugs...

The United States has been and continues to be a champion of free and open markets.

You don't make a country great through retreat; you make a country weak through retreat.