Mr. Speaker, House Resolution 444 provides a closed rule for consideration of H.R. 3495, the Women's Public Health and Safety Act. Over the past few months, extremely disturbing information has come to light about the activities of…

Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 444 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 444 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be…

Mr. Speaker, today I rise to congratulate Early College of Forsyth, which was recently named one of America's top high schools by Newsweek magazine. Established in 2008, Early College of Forsyth is a partnership between…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. For those who complain that this bill isn't properly named, let us not forget that at least half of the unborn children who are victims of abortion are female who would grow up to be…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. My colleagues continue to hold up regular order as an excuse for their unwillingness to stop the flow of taxpayer dollars to organizations that dismember children. Thankfully, there are…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are talking about the Ex-Im Bank because they know when they talk about protecting organizations that sell babies' hearts and lungs, they…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 50th anniversary of the creation of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts. As a co-chair of the Congressional Humanities Caucus and a member of the…

Mr. Speaker, I thank Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee for her friendship, for her leadership, and I certainly thank her for yielding time tonight. Let me also thank the other Members who are on the floor this evening to help in honoring…

African Americans are a missing link in the tech economy, and until we see full participation in the tech economy, America will never truly unlock its full potential.

The goal of CBC Tech 2020 is to achieve full representation of African Americans at every level of the industry in 5 years.

It sounds like something is working. And I think we need to take a look at that.

I think it's irresponsible. We've had this--the Secretary come before this committee and say that the number and severity of threats have not been greater since 9/11.

Eliminating the supply will not eliminate the demand, and these poor consumers who are trying to make ends meet will now be subjected to usurious lenders, mostly offshore.

And I am here to tell you that there is a good guidance to follow, and that is the State of Florida.

I have been told that there have been claims denied since I was given an assurance that they would not be for at least the three types of diseases.

But if I might point out under the Florida law, over the last year, there were nearly 8 million, 8 million, payday transactions.

Where are these people going to go when they can't make ends meet, when it is 11 o'clock at night and they need to be able to get lunch money for their children?

There is not a single veteran that has ever served in the armed services who will say, we will not fight one battle until we can win them all.