We can go back and forth all day about he said, she said, who has lowered taxes more, who has cut the deficit, who has done what, but let's just recall when the Republicans were in office. They cut taxes for the wealthiest people in this…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 1248 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 1248 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the…

I thank the gentleman for yielding the time. Mr. Chairman, H.R. 4715, the Clean Estuaries Act, is an important step towards restoring our Nation's most critical estuaries. This bill will create jobs and strengthen communities. I strongly…

I yield the gentleman an additional 30 seconds. Mr. McGOVERN. I am sorry. I say to my Republican friends that we are not trying to accommodate the Donald Trumps of the world and that we are not interested in providing more and more tax…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. I appreciate the thoughts from my good friend from North Carolina, but I have to disagree with her. First, I want to remind her that we are here today to debate and talk about the rule for the…

I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and to insert extraneous materials into the Congressional Record. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request…

Madam President, I rise today to commemorate the 189th anniversary of the day in 1821 when the people of Greece declared independence from the Ottoman Empire, launching the country's heroic 8- year struggle to end centuries of political…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to temporarily set aside the pending motions and amendments so that I may offer an amendment which is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To improve the bill by waiving the $40,000 penalty…

Madam President, these are the thresholds. Eight years from now--the legislation suggests that because of inflation for medical costs that outpaces inflation two to three times, they are saying that 8 years from now, we will not have…

I ask unanimous consent for 1 additional minute. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I wish to thank the Senator from New Hampshire very much for his leadership and for consideration of the time today. As consideration of health care reform draws to a close in the Senate with the pending reconciliation bill…

Mr. President, just last week we passed the HIRE Act, which included a tax credit offered by Senator Schumer and Senator Hatch to encourage companies to hire unemployed workers. It makes no sense for any of us to have voted for that bill…

Madam President, I rise to speak on behalf of the amendment I have offered which would waive the job-killing fines in the reconciliation bill in cases where an employer hires an unemployed worker. I think these penalties will come as a…

I thank the hardworking chair of the Rules Committee, Ms. Slaughter, for yielding me the time. As we get ready to cast a vote to finally reform our health care system and rein in the insurance companies, I want to tell you what I hear from…

I thank my colleague, the gentlewoman from California, for yielding her time to me and thank you for this great bill. We are veering from the conversation a little bit. But first I want to talk about the Capps bill and just say how…

I'm not complaining about being here on a Friday afternoon. In fact, my constituents would say to me if I went back home, why don't you get down to Washington and finish the job? Why don't you get down there and handle this difficult…

I can't tell you how happy I will be to go back and tell those State legislators who have tried to carry on in the face of this difficult era in a State where jobs are being lost, where businesses are struggling to cover people, they're…