Mr. Speaker, this week we marked Equal Pay Day, a day when we recognize the unequal pay of women in this country. Today, women still only make 77 cents to every dollar earned by men. But this disparity is not a women's issue. It's a family…

Mr. President, I rise today to recognize April as the 22nd Annual National American City Quality Month. Led by the National League of Cities, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, American City Planning Directors' Council/American City Quality…

Mr. President, 40 years ago, Senator Gaylord Nelson attempted to bring attention to a degraded environment through a day dedicated to our planet. On April 22, 1970, environmental issues, as they are today, were challenging oxygen levels in…

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, and thank you, Mr. Chairman. I also want to thank Ranking Member Buyer for all his hard work on this bill before us today, as well as my colleague, Mr. Brown, for working in a bipartisan manner throughout…

Mr. Speaker, 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…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentlewoman from North Carolina, Dr. Foxx. All time yielded for consideration of the rule is for debate only. General Leave

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…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, the resolution provides a structured rule for consideration of H.R. 4715, the Clean Estuaries Act of 2010. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill except…

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…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. 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…

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…

Mr. Speaker, in closing, I want to say that this bill, the bill we started talking about, about estuaries, which is very important for economic development in my State, will also help the NEPs keep their management plans current by…

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…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to my colleague on the Rules Committee, the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern). Mr. McGOVERN. I thank the gentlewoman for yielding to me, and I want to associate myself with her remarks. Mr. Speaker…

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 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…

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…