If two people of the same gender want to live together, want to have a loving relationship and even want to adopt a child in my state, individuals of the same sex are able to adopt children.

Madam Chair, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Utah will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Tierney

Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

Madam Chair, one of the deep concerns that we have is the investigation of Fast and Furious. We have to remember that unfortunately we lost one of our Border Patrol agents who was out on patrol serving this Nation. He was killed with…

Madam Chair, I want to quote President Obama in his first remarks as President of the United States: Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this Presidency . . . I will also hold myself as President to a new standard…

I have an amendment at the desk, Mr. Chairman. 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…

Mr. Chairman, a couple of short months ago, the Department of Justice in support of the Americans with Disabilities Act added a new provision. This provision said that in order to be in compliance with the ADA regulations, businesses must…

I do want to indicate that I believe it was in March that the Department of Justice title III regulations issued a new ruling. So, we may disagree on what to do with this.

I would disagree with that assessment. This is a new regulation, and it has led to lawsuits that have already started to happen. One news report is of a lawsuit in California.

I would be happy to work with you on that. I do disagree with that assessment and that reading of it.

I simply disagree with that assessment. We'll have to agree to disagree, and I look forward to working with you.

We want to facilitate deeper discussion. If it works, we will try it again. If it does not, we will not.

As is apparent from the physical seating today, today's forum is not a traditional hearing.

Some have suggested that the fee schedule will never separately work as long as the relative value of services is largely dictated by the AMA.

Let us get this going. Senator Baucus has been detained down at the White House, and, as I understand it, he has asked me to get this moving.

I believe marriage is a relationship between a man and a woman.

I have the same view on marriage that I have when -- had when I was governor and that I've expressed many times. I believe marriage is a relationship between a man and a woman.

I find it fascinating that only the TSA seems enthralled with these machines.