Mr. President, the sacrifices of military families all too often go unrecognized. For every one of the 186,000 troops currently deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, there is a family that patiently waits for their servicemember's safe return…

Thank you, Mr. Levin, I appreciate that. It's a little interesting when we hear our friends come to the floor with the same talking points. My good friend from California talks about the government takeover of health care--which of course…

I apologize if the person who said ``government takeover of health care'' was not you. It is repeated so often by my Republican friends, including the Speaker of the House, time and time again, that sometimes I get confused because it is a…

Because those words are still echoing in the Chamber. It has been said by somebody on the other side of the aisle earlier: ``PolitiFact editors and reporters have chosen `government takeover of health care' as the 2010 Lie of the Year…

I appreciate the opportunity, because I want to be very clear about what I intended, what I thought I said and I think a review of the tape would reveal. I am not calling anybody a liar. What I intended to say, and I will ask unanimous…

Those used to be bipartisan; but instead of working with us to refine and accelerate the provisions, people are trying to put sand in the gears. And as my friends from Michigan and from New York have pointed out, there are going to be…

I ask unanimous consent, Mr. Speaker, to withdraw the previous statement. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Oregon? There was no objection. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Oregon…

Thank you. I am hopeful that instead of cutting transportation, which is envisioned in the CR, that would cost us 200,000 or 300,000 jobs at precisely the time that we need economic activity, that we can have a truce on the budget wars…

I come to the floor to support this extension. I appreciated the comments from Chair Mica talking about the involvement with the Senate and the House working together and the listening sessions that are taking place around the country. I…

There is a lot of rhetoric one hears in the House about what the American public wants or what the American public thinks. Well, this week survey research came out commissioned by the Public Broadcasting System and conducted by a…

I appreciate the gentleman's courtesy. He is absolutely correct. What is being dealt with in the Klamath Basin is an unraveling of a serious problem all because the Federal Government has promised more than Mother Nature can deliver. And…

A broad range of people in the community. This is something that needs to be seriously studied and done right. There is a very strong likelihood that if it isn't done properly, there may well be something that happens in the Klamath River…

I appreciate that. My friends on the other side of the aisle talk about the need for listening to the American public. Well, I have been back home in my district meeting with providers, people in the insurance industry, hospitals, nurses…

It is a tremendous opportunity for the Klamath River Basin. It's a tremendous opportunity for the Native Americans, for agriculture, for sportspeople and to avoid the litigation and the political squirrel cage that we are in. If you go…

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 Oregon will be postponed. Amendment No. 408 Offered by Mr. Clyburn

Who has the right to close on this amendment? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Georgia has the right to close.

No serious effort to reduce the Federal Government is complete without addressing agricultural subsidies. Even in time of record high farm prices and profits, we still gave $16 billion in subsidies last year. There are no meaningful…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Bass of New Hampshire). The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following new…