Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 2, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, for 20 consecutive months more than 14 million Americans have been unemployed. As much as we would like to solve this problem, the…

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to a new member of the committee, the gentleman from New York (Mr. Hanna).

Mr. Speaker, at this time I am very pleased to yield 1 minute to another new member of the committee, the gentlelady from Alabama (Mrs. Roby).

May I inquire of the Speaker how much time is remaining on each side. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Minnesota has 26\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from California has 22 minutes remaining.

I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Roe) to respond to the gentleman from California's comments.

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 5 minutes to a physician on the committee, the gentleman from Tennessee, Dr. Roe.

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Runyan).

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the chairman of the Financial Services Committee, the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Bachus).

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Southerland). (Mr. SOUTHERLAND asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

We're in that time of trying to balance here. At this time, I will yield 1 minute to the gentlelady from Florida (Mrs. Adams).

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Walberg), a member of the committee.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise today to state my strong opposition to the repealing of the Affordable Care Act. Repealing this law will eliminate consumer protections, raise taxes on small business, explode the…

Madam Speaker, today I rise after some of the saddest days I have ever lived through. A friend and a colleague, an exemplary member of this body was gunned down while doing her job. Innocent lives were lost and a Nation grieves for their…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, Saturday was a dark day for the residents of Tucson, Arizona, and our Nation. In the blink of an eye the lives of men, women and children who were going about their daily routines were…

Yesterday a new Congress was sworn into office, and just like the one before it, a top priority is to get our economy moving in the right direction. I'm profoundly disappointed, though, that the new majority of the Republicans has decided…

The Ninth Amendment: ``The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.''

I thank Senator Wyden for his leadership. Madam President, as we begin the 112th Congress, I first congratulate my colleagues on how we ended the 111th Congress. We had an incredibly productive lameduck session, ensuring that taxes were…

Mr. President, I rise today to add my voice to those of my colleagues as we commemorate an extraordinary milestone for a remarkable woman. Today, Senator Barbara Mikulski becomes the longest serving woman Senator. For anyone who has had…