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As a representative of a district with a large number of federal employees, I rise in strong support of H.R. 1722, the Telework Improvements Act. I want to thank Chairmen Towns and Lynch and Representative Sarbanes for their leadership in…
I will support our troops in this supplemental but I will also continue to press for their withdrawal from Afghanistan and for a meaningful discussion of exactly how that can be accomplished in accordance with the timeline originally set…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the rule and pursuant to it will vote in strong support of the domestic funding portion of the supplemental appropriation, but in reluctant acceptance of the war…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in strong support of this rule. This is a difficult rule. It is a difficult rule because it deals with an extraordinarily important subject. This is an extraordinarily important rule. It is…
Reclaiming my time, and I will now leave the stage after a little more than my minute, I will say to my friend that the chairman's answer, I think, reflects my view of our different perspectives.
I thank the chairman for yielding, and I congratulate the chairman for the extraordinary work he has done. I thank Mr. Bachus too, who is, I think, one of the really responsible leaders in the minority in terms of issues of substance. And…
Reclaiming my time, I thank the gentleman for his question. As I said at the outset, I do believe we come from a different place. And I do believe it is accurate to state that all of the Republican Presidents who have served during the…
The purpose of the Wall Street accountability bill is very clear: Never again should the American taxpayer be asked to foot the bill for bad bets made on Wall Street. Never again should millions of Americans have to lose their jobs because…
In closing, I will just urge my colleagues to vote in favor of this very, very important piece of legislation that will have far-reaching effects. Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time…
Mr. President, today I rise to discuss my support for the Clean Air Act Amendments of 2010 and how I plan to continue to work with the sponsors to improve the bill to meet health standards for Maryland and the States of the Northeast…
I thank the distinguished Member from West Virginia, the chairman of our Natural Resources Committee, Nick Joe Rahall, of whom Robert Byrd was very proud. I also am pleased to recognize the Speaker pro tempore, Alan Mollohan, of whom…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for no more than 5 minutes on the occasion of the passing of Senator Byrd. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Ms. Mikulski are…
Mr. President, I stand today with my colleagues with a very heavy heart to express my condolences to the Byrd family and to the people of West Virginia for losing a great American patriot. It is a very sad day for America, for West…
Mr. President, I rise with a heavy heart to pay tribute to our friend and colleague who died early this morning, Senator Robert C. Byrd, the longest serving Member in the illustrious history of the U.S. Congress, the longest serving…
It is my great pleasure and honor to welcome Reverend Byron Brought to Congress this morning. Reverend Brought is retiring this month after serving the Maryland community for more than 40 years as a spiritual leader and mentor. Since 1992…
Mr. President, I rise to support the passage of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions conference report. Mr. President, you know me. I am a plain and a straight talker, so I am not going to use the flowery language of diplomacy or Senate speak…
I want to start by thanking Chairman Brady, Ms. Lofgren, and the other members of the committee, as well as Chairman Conyers, Mr. Nadler, and those on the Judiciary Committee, and to Mike Castle and all the other cosponsors of this…
I thank the chairman of the committee. This legislation, as we all know, by its terms says that if you're a foreign-controlled entity in the United States, you can not be spending money to influence elections. The proposal put forward here…