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Section 4: ``The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republic form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion; and on application of the legislature, or of the executive (when the legislature…

``The President shall, at stated times, receive for his services a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that period any other…

I now yield to the gentlewoman from Washington (Ms. McMorris Rodgers). Ms. McMORRIS RODGERS. ``No preference shall be given by any regulation of commerce or revenue to the ports of one State over those of another; nor shall vessels bound…

I now yield to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. LoBiondo). Mr. LoBIONDO. ``Every order, resolution, or vote to which the concurrence of the Senate and House of Representatives may be necessary (except on a question of adjournment) shall…

Amendment 10: ``The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.'' I now yield to the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr…

I now yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Smith), the chairman of the Judiciary Committee.

I now yield to the gentlewoman from Colorado (Ms. DeGette). Ms. DeGETTE. ``The President shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of…

Mr. President, it is a great honor to join in recognizing and celebrating my colleague, the senior Senator from Maryland. Senator Barbara Mikulski became the longest serving woman Senator in our Nation's history today when she completed…

Mr. Speaker, deficit reduction requires tough choices, and PAYGO helps us make those tough choices because, if you increase spending, you have to pay for it--either raise the money or cut spending somewhere else. If you cut taxes, you have…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, the primary purpose of this bill is to provide, for the first time, specific programs to assist children who are victims of the brutal and devastating scourge of domestic child sex…

Madam Speaker, I want to thank the gentleman from Texas for his statement; again, thank the gentleman from New Jersey and the gentlelady from New York for their hard work on this bill. Many children in the future will benefit from the work…

Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the young lady who has worked hard on this legislation, along with many others, the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Speier).

Madam Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Moran), a very strong supporter of the legislation and one who represents a shelter in his district that he is a strong supporter of.

Madam Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentlelady from New York (Mrs. Maloney), who has been working hard on this bill and has been a leader in making sure this bill continues and has been very instrumental in making sure it saw the floor…

Madam Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).

Madam Speaker, how much time do I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Virginia has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and concur in the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4748) to amend the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 to require a northern border counternarcotics strategy…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, H.R. 4748 amends the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 to require the Director of the National Drug Control Policy to submit to Congress a northern…