It has been interesting listening to the other side of the aisle talk today. One gentleman got up and talked about the health care bill in a cold and calculating fashion that made me think that he wanted the trains to run on time. Never…

My colleagues are celebrating the birth of a great new entitlement program today; only they see dependency on the Federal Government and the death of freedom as a cause for celebration. My colleagues celebrate this day as being like the…

Today I come before you with a heavy heart, for a friend of mine and a great friend of music in the world, and particularly from my hometown of Memphis, Tennessee, passed away last night. Alex Chilton, who was a rock-and-roller, who was an…

I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and provide extraneous material on the bill under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…

It's March. That means March madness. Normally it means hoops and basketball, but, no, in this United States Congress it means more and more false statements made about health care. The other side of the aisle continues in March madness…

I just want to commend both Ranking Member Smith and Mr. Weiner. This is bipartisan, bicameral, and bilegally. And since it's tri-bi, I encourage everybody to vote ``aye'' on S. 1147. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise to wish you and all of America a happy St. Patrick's Day, and in support of House Resolution 1141, to honor the accomplishments of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Justice O'Connor…

I would just like to reiterate my extreme commendations of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's life and the appropriateness of the resolution. When I was a member of the National Conference of State Legislators, I suggested we give an award each…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, S. 1147, the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act of 2009, or PACT Act, will allow law enforcement to strengthen their efforts to combat illegal smuggling of tobacco products. Every…

The gentleman from Texas (Mr. Poe) was indeed correct. It's going to be a historic vote of 100 years that started with Teddy Roosevelt, who talked about the need for health care in this country. And that debate was continued by Richard…

This year I replaced town hall meetings in my district with listening sessions. I go to hear what my constituents have to teach me and to teach this body. They want us to know that the process matters to them. Some of my colleagues like to…

On that, I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX and the Chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will be postponed. ____________________

I urge my colleagues to support this important resolution, H. Res. 1081. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Cohen) that the House suspend…

In closing, I want to thank each of the speakers, particularly Mr. Lewis, whom we are privileged to serve with and I was privileged to go to Montgomery with; and Leader Hoyer, who made such eloquent remarks; and the other gentlemen and…

Yesterday, President Obama spoke about health care. He said, If not now, when? And if not us, who? President Obama was correct. He knew that the duty and the obligations of this House are to pass momentous legislation to help the American…

I appreciate the bipartisanship under which we have worked on this bill. I thank Mr. Poe and the minority ranking member, Mr. Smith, and Chairman Conyers and the staff who worked on this bill, and the Judicial Conference. I hope that we…

I join with the gentleman from Texas and thank Mr. Barrow for bringing the resolution. Gentlemen such as Judge Ruffin need to be remembered and others encouraged to follow in their footsteps. And that is important. So I yield back the…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, just this past Sunday, on March 7, we commemorated the 45th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, one of the most significant moments in the civil rights movement. It was a day in which I was…