I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Rhode Island. ____________________

Each generation has had to take up the question of how to provide for the health of the people of our nation. And each generation has grappled with difficult questions of how to meet the needs of our people. I believe health care is a…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, on March 4, I sent a letter to the FEMA administrator. That letter is regarding my concerns and the concerns I have heard from U.S. tent manufacturers and suppliers about FEMA purchasing…

Mr. President, I wish today to recognize World Tuberculosis Day. It is a day that allows us to take stock of how far we have come, and how far we have to go, in the fight against this deadly disease. Claiming about 1.8 million lives each…

It is with great sadness that I come to the well to announce the passing of Arthur ``Jibby'' Jibilian, a World War II hero. During World War II, Jibby was a Navy Radio Operator who volunteered with the OSS and participated in the largest…

While we are debating this bill, Americans are concerned about the pending health care legislation. Americans know that advances in medical research are a strength of the American health care system and should be encouraged instead of…

I appreciate it, and I appreciate the gentleman from California and our other colleagues here. I have got a nephew at home who is like 3 years old I think. You know how these kids have different little cute things that they say. His new…

I'm not going to take my entire 5 minutes here, but I wanted to come to the floor after hearing about, experiencing, and reading some reports of what happened here today in the Nation's Capitol to some of the finest servants that this…

Just listening, I want to speak directly to Members of the House because we've got a few minutes left tonight and some debate tomorrow. How does this play out over the course of the next few months? By listening to what you gentlemen have…

It is interesting, I was listening to my colleagues from New York and California, I can't get over what all of the fuss is about against this bill. This is something that Bob Dole and Senator Chafee had worked out in the eighties. This is…

The gentlelady said the Federal Government won't be influencing the type of care Americans get. There is not a person outside this town who believes that statement. This is a 2,700-page bill, more boards, commissions, panels, bureaucrats…

Responding to the last speaker, I will tell you who is unhappy, and that is the American people. They don't want this bill, and they have spoken loud and clearly about that. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to yield the balance of my…

I thank the gentleman from New Jersey. I always learn something when he is around. This bill, we ask: How does it affect the country? And it only makes good sense that if we are reducing health care costs over time, that will reduce the…

I tell you, what a cute kid he was. He was just the cutest little kid. You get caught up in this debate with numbers and statistics and whatnot, but he really was the poster child for why we need to do this. With that, we are blessed with…

I would yield 90 seconds to a good friend and colleague, the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Fleming).

I would like to respond to that, Madam Speaker, because if we want to talk about memos, let's talk about the memo that the pollster and the consultant for the Republican Party put out last spring saying, No matter what you do, do not let…

If the majority party has additional speakers, in the interest of keeping time relatively equal, we would continue to reserve the balance of our time.

I would like to yield myself just a few minutes here and then yield to our colleague from Georgia. Long-term care physicians deserve to be commended for their expertise and devotion to their line of work. As such, it is my great pleasure…