Mr. President, as we discuss our relationship with China, it strikes me that we are ignoring one of the most critical issues impacting U.S. competitiveness in regard to China--namely, China's inadequate protection of U.S. intellectual…

The Affordable Care Act is fundamentally a market-based solution.

Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end of the bill the following: SEC. 6. DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE. (a) In…

The CBO found that it reduced the deficit $143 billion over the first 10 years.

Madam Chair, my amendment would simply require that the President certify that this bill will not have an adverse effect on the health of Americans. It would specifically and additionally ensure that the legislation would not result in a…

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 gentlewoman from Wisconsin will be postponed. {time} 1740 Amendment No. 14 Offered by Mr…

Well, I appreciate that. My colleague has always been very fair and gracious to me. I feel the same way toward him. I understand his deep feelings about this matter. I respect and appreciate them as well. But I am not talking about…

Mr. President, I rise in support of amendment No. 680 that we have filed. I am concerned that the bill before us will have only marginal effects on China's manipulation of its currency. My amendment offers a different approach, one which I…

our oath to uphold the Constitution, our commitment not to overstep the bounds of federalism means more than simply doing that which NLRB v. Jones and Laughlin Steel or Wickard v. Filburn might say that we can get away with in court.

I yield myself such time as I may consume. It is my pleasure to be here on this particular bill, H.R. 670. It conveys, as was mentioned in the title, 3 miles of submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. This…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. If I spend less time speaking about this particular bill, it's not my commitment to this particular bill, only the gentleman from Oklahoma seems to be here already. H.R. 473 was introduced by the…

Mr. Speaker, I urge the adoption of this particular resolution. I have no further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, Phelps Dodge, just to give you some background of this particular legislation, is a large mining company that built what is now the Cragin project in the 1960s to supply water to its…

Mr. Speaker, as has been mentioned by the gentleman, this is a bipartisan bill. I urge its adoption. It's a very good bill. I have no requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time. Ms. DeGETTE. Mr. Speaker, it gives me great…

Mr. Speaker, I wish to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Nevada (Mr. Heck), who is the sponsor of this bill, to introduce this particular piece of legislation, which does so much for the West and recognizes the…

Mr. Speaker, I wish to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Gosar).

I do want to share just a couple of my own thoughts about the current state of our economy, and share some of my concerns about the Federal Reserve System.

you will help the economy recover faster if you focus primarily on cutting expenses rather than on increasing taxes