May I inquire as to how much time remains. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland has 9\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I thank my colleagues. As I said, nobody doubts that every person in this Chamber loves this country and wants to do the right thing. Announcement by the Acting Chair The Acting CHAIR. The Chair notes a disturbance in the gallery, which is…

I would point out that even if we adopt the Republican budget, we're going to have to lift the debt ceiling for years and years to come. So let's not play Russian roulette with the economy and the full faith and credit of the United States…

It's hard to see how someone would define saving the social safety net by ending the Medicare guarantee for seniors, by slashing Medicaid by over $750 billion, a program that disproportionately helps seniors in nursing homes and disabled…

If I---- Announcement by the Acting Chair The Acting CHAIR. The Chair notes a disturbance in the gallery which is in contravention of the laws and rules of the House. The Sergeant at Arms will remove those persons responsible for the…

What the Republican budget does is turn back the clock on a fair deal for the American people. Every person in this body today loves this great Nation of ours and believes it's a special place. We have to maintain the dynamism and…

We are turning back the clock. We're turning back the clock on progress and we're turning back the clock-- Announcement by the Acting Chair The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman will suspend. The Chair notes a disturbance in the gallery which is…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 166, noes 259, not voting 7, as follows: [Roll No. 276] AYES--166 Ackerman Andrews Baca Baldwin Bass (CA) Becerra Berkley…

I would remind my colleagues that the reason Medicare was created in the first place was because the private insurance industry wouldn't cover seniors' affordable care. That's what they want to go back to. I yield 1 minute to the gentleman…

The fiscal commission said of the Republican plan it was an unbalanced approach. Our approach is a balanced approach. Secretary Gates' comments were directed to the fiscal commission's recommendations. Our proposals are in line with what…

Our top priority in this Congress should be to support a robust economic recovery and put America back to work. That is what the Democratic plan does. It reduces the deficit in a steady, predictable way without slashing important…

I would remind the body that the $500 million in Medicare reform savings, which we got from ending some of the big breaks to the insurance industry, are kept in the Republican budget. You keep those savings. What you do not do is what we…

The bipartisan fiscal commission--no fringe group--said that the Republican plan was unbalanced because it doesn't ask for shared sacrifice. It's a lopsided approach. This budget takes us farther off the deep end. I yield 2 minutes to the…

May I inquire as to how much time remains on each side. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland has 2 minutes remaining, and the gentleman from New Jersey has 3\3/4\ minutes remaining.

This is a time of choosing. Our budget chooses to make investments in our kids rather than choosing to provide even bigger tax breaks to the very wealthy, and we choose to get rid of subsidies for oil companies instead of cutting nursing…

I yield 3 minutes to the vice chairman of the Democratic Caucus, the gentleman from California (Mr. Becerra).

We can get our fiscal house in order and do this in a balanced way without ending the Medicare guarantee. With that, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Israel).

I would remind my friend Mr. Gingrey that, when Mr. Bush became President, he inherited a $5.6 trillion surplus. By the end of the 8 years, it was gone. Now, with respect to tax rates and jobs, what this chart shows is that, when the…