Since the law's passage over three years ago, the Energy and Commerce Committee has conducted rigorous oversight to educate the country on how the law impacts patients, providers, the economy, taxpayers, and states. At every turn, we have…

Mr. President, first, I wish to thank the chair of our Budget Committee for doing such a terrific job in bringing us all together. I wish to thank my colleagues on the committee. We worked very hard together in order to be able to put…

Today the House will consider H.R. 1406, inaccurately named the Working Families Flexibility Act. Instead of helping hard-working Americans earn an honest wage and more flexible work hours, this bill makes it harder on folks already…

Today we're considering the Republican's latest attack on workers' rights. Republicans are calling this bill the Working Families Flexibility Act, but a more appropriate name would be the More Work, Less Pay Act. This bill is bad for…

I thank the chairman. I find it unbelievable to sit here and listen to the divisive, erroneous, fear-mongering information that's being put forth by the other side of the aisle. It's unbecoming. Today's workplaces are a lot different than…

Madam President, I would like to speak for a few minutes today about the importance of getting a budget done today, all the way through the process. Senator Reid, our majority leader, last evening spoke again about the fact that we have…

Is there no one in this chamber who is embarrassed? Or perhaps the question should be: Is no one in this chamber not embarrassed? The Senate panics and passes a bill to correct the failures of a small part of the abominable consequences of…

I have a one-sentence bill, H.R. 900, that repeals the sequester, and many of my colleagues have already begun talking about it and joining with me on it today. These cuts are currently diminishing our Nation's education quality, our…

For many young people, higher education has become a very expensive dream because of rising costs. The average new graduate is struggling to pay off more than $25,000 in debt while hunting for a job in this stagnant economy. While…

I rise with my colleagues today to ask why the media has not reported on this atrocity that's been going on related to Dr. Gosnell. I rise as a Member of Congress, but also a minister. I read an article just recently on this very issue…

I thank the gentlelady, my friend from Missouri, for holding this opportunity for us to speak on the Second Amendment. I've often said at town hall meetings that we're talking about the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the Second…

My constituents and the American people deserve a budget. One of our principal duties in Congress is to pass a budget. Yet Congress has already missed the legal deadline this year because the Republican leadership has not yet appointed…

I wanted to begin our discussion with H.R. 1549, which will be up tomorrow, Helping Sick Americans Now Act. I am not supporting this bill because the bill's proposals are counterintuitive to the anticipated outcome of the Prevention and…

I commend the sponsors of this legislation, and I urge the adoption of the bill. It is appropriate that we should honor these four young girls who gave so much to the cause of civil rights. They gave their lives. Just before this event, we…

This week, the House of Representatives is scheduled to take up the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA). Among other things, the legislation would authorize open-ended sharing of threat information between certain private…

Mr. President, we are about to enter into an incredibly important debate about a series of issues relating to violence-- specifically, gun violence--in our communities all across America. Today I rise to speak about a very important…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Lara Flint, a detailee on the Senate Judiciary Committee, be granted the privilege of the floor for the duration of calendar year 2013. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I thank the chairman. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to be in the battle for the middle class of Michigan's great Seventh District, as well as the middle class of the United States. Today, Michigan's unemployment rate is nearly 9 percent, and the…