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 South Carolina will be postponed. Amendment No. 5 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee The Acting…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end the following new section: SEC. 12. SUNSET. This Act and the amendments made by this Act…

I will respond in a couple of different ways. Under ordinary circumstances, Madam Chair, I might consider withdrawing the amendment, but I think we are here today under a somewhat extraordinary rule. I do appreciate the chairman's…

I thank the chairman of the committee for the opportunity to present the amendment here today. Very briefly, I will talk about the genesis of this amendment, which is very simple, by the way. It adds a 7-year sunset to all the provisions…

It is with great honor and pleasure that I introduce to the Chamber today Reverend Tom Tucker. Tom is the senior pastor at Sisk Memorial Baptist Church in Fort Mill, which is just down the street from my house. I was talking to Reverend…

Over 1.5 million rural South Carolinians receive their power through local electric cooperatives, who work to keep costs low and maintain high energy standards. Unfortunately, President Obama established new regulations for electric water…

Today, I rise to recognize Warrior Beach Retreat, a north Florida charity dedicated to supporting our combat wounded warriors, their families, and caregivers. The organization was established by Linda Cope after her son, Sergeant Joshua…

Today, men and women will come together and take a stand against sexual assault at the sixth annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes march in Columbia, South Carolina. Men from across the State will don high-heeled shoes and join women and other…

Thank you for yielding; and, Congressman Dold, thank you for your leadership on this issue. I am very grateful. I represent the Savannah River Site in Aiken and Barnwell Counties of South Carolina. I had the privilege of working with…

I was in my office watching some of this dialogue, and I will pick right up where the gentleman from Virginia just left off. This is not an attack on Federal workers. I sat on the subcommittee, Mr. Speaker, when we had the hearing on this…

I want to thank my friend Mr. Jeffries. I visited with the family of Walter Scott. I attended his funeral; and, not long after the services were over, I was approached by two women who identified themselves as mothers of two young men who…

The President has put at risk the safety of American families and of America's allies, especially Israel and Arab nations, by entering into a meaningless framework with an untruthful regime. Senator Joe Lieberman, in a recent op-ed in The…

Mr. President, as all of you know, the Knesset meets in Jerusalem. Every political party in Israel recognizes Jerusalem as their capital. Both political parties of the United States should do the same. That is where our Embassy should be…

Mr. President, my amendment is a very simple amendment. It simply seeks to make sure insurance companies increase the transparency on the actual cost of the health insurance tax on monthly premiums. The bottom line is this: When a single…

Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The question is on agreeing to the amendment. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk…

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: amendment no. 692 (Purpose: To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment in order to call up the Scott amendment No. 692 in regard to transparency in health insurance costs. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it…

Mr. President, I am going to withdraw this amendment, but before I do, I will take a couple of minutes to explain what it would do and what awaits us. Most Members of the body don't understand, I think, that there are 160 programs which…