There is a strong bipartisan agreement that the long-term health of our economy necessitates confronting persistent budget deficits and the growing national debt. Democrats and Republicans were able to work together to create balanced…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 2, line 23, strike ``Treasury.'' and insert ``Treasury, to be used only for reducing the deficit.''. The…

Today we will be saying farewell to the pages who have served this House so well. They are standing in the back of the Chamber here now. We wish to thank you for your service. I've been on the Page Board for about 30 years. Speaker Tip…

I want to thank Mr. Bishop and Ms. Foxx, who also served on this committee. We have enjoyed our work, and you've made our work very enjoyable. Departure Ceremony Page Names Fall Class of 2010 Haley Alderete Carissa A. Almendarez Alexandra…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 2. A lot has been said during this debate about what the American people want. Some have said the American people want ObamaCare, many others have said that they…

May I inquire of the time remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Michigan has 2 minutes. The gentleman from New Jersey has 1\3/4\ minutes.

Before I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Whitfield), I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Stearns).

To close our debate, I yield the balance of my time to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hultgren).

Before coming to this House, I have actually been taking care of patients for the last 30 years, and as a surgeon, I work with patients to provide care and earn their trust. The doctor-patient relationship is the very foundation of the…

I yield myself an additional 1 minute. Ensuring those with preexisting conditions have access to affordable coverage, we'll do that. Allowing families to include their children up to 26, we'll do that. Medical liability reform to reduce…

I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Burgess) to respond to that.

I would just say I was hoping I was going to get a few extra seconds from people yielding back their time, but that apparently is not the case. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to a member of the committee, the gentleman from Colorado, Mr…

With unemployment in Michigan at over 12 percent, I am not going to support a bill that raises taxes on small businesses. Let us be clear. Voting for the Patients' Rights Repeal Act will eliminate the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit…

I thank my good friend. Well, so much for openness and transparency. We're going to do all this without any hearings, without knowing what's going on. But I'm going to tell you a little bit on my Republican side of the aisle here about…

Before I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas, Dr. Burgess, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from Georgia, Dr. Gingrey.

Before I yield 1 minute to Dr. Gingrey of Georgia, I would like to yield 15 seconds to Dr. Burgess of Texas.

Before I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Terry), I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from Texas, Dr. Burgess.

Before I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Sullivan), I yield 30 seconds to the gentlelady from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn).