Mr. President, I rise to offer a tribute to honor Robert W. Bogle and the Philadelphia Tribune newspaper. Bob Bogle's family and many of his friends are with us in Washington, DC. They traveled from Philadelphia and other parts of our…

Mr. President, I rise to ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mr. Casey are printed in today's Record under ``Morning Business.'')

Today I rise to honor the life of Frank Buckles, who was the last surviving veteran of World War I. Frank Buckles passed away this weekend. He was 110 years old. I am particularly proud to pay tribute to Mr. Buckles today because of his…

This is a simple, straightforward amendment. This amendment prevents funds from being used by the Department of Health and Human Services to implement rules regarding ObamaCare's essential benefits package. As if ObamaCare's mandate that…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. 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: Sec. ___. None of the funds made…

I thank the gentleman. I rise in opposition to the amendments. If we really want to deal with getting deficits under control, we have got to deal with entitlements. Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, that's where we have to go…

I thank the gentleman from Virginia for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of the gentleman from Virginia's amendment. The Total Maximum Daily Load is a mandatory diet to restrict nutrient and sediment runoff from point and…

I had an amendment, which has now been ruled out of order, to create an Afghanistan-Pakistan study group. The war in Afghanistan has been going on for 10 years. The first person killed in Afghanistan was from my congressional district…

As the gentleman from New York knows, Congress is considering temporary extension of the same Patriot Act authorities that are targeted in this amendment. The reauthorization process, not in this CR, is the proper venue to consider any…

The President has promoted a policy to have 5 million new college graduates by 2020, and I commend the President for that goal. However, I have to stop and wonder, how are we going to achieve that mission if the Department of Education is…

I urge a ``no'' vote. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New York (Mr. Nadler). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes…

We have seen in just the past couple of weeks incidents that remind us of the horrors associated with the abortion industry. We have seen in a women's health clinic in west Philadelphia women and children brutally killed in late-term…

I move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 minutes.

Once again the Chinese government has targeted a human rights proponent for persecution, Dr. Fan Yafeng, head of the Christian Human Rights Lawyers of China. Dr. Yafeng was granted an interview last October with National Public Radio…

This week marks an important turning point in restoring fiscal sanity to our country as we begin consideration of a measure that will reduce Federal spending by over $100 billion. Many Members of Congress committed to this reduction, which…

The Appropriations Committee will be requiring the Department of Justice to come back to the committee with a spending plan outlining how it intends to use the funds provided for State and local law enforcement. We accept the amendment.

I would tell the gentleman that the President of the United States failed to do what he was elected to do--that was to lead this country--by rejecting the Simpson-Bowles commission recommendation. Mr. Chairman, President Obama supported…

The amendment is not in order under section 3(j)(3) of House Resolution 5 of the 112th Congress, which states, ``It shall not be in order to consider an amendment to a general appropriations bill proposing a net increase in budget…