How much time do we have left? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New York has 1\1/4\ minute remaining. The gentleman from Florida has 2\3/4\ minutes remaining.

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 New York will be postponed. Amendment No. 70 Offered by Mr. Nadler The Acting CHAIR. It is…

I have an amendment at the desk. 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 funds made…

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of this amendment which would remove the existing limitations on transferring detainees out of Guantanamo. Our Federal courts have a proven record of prosecuting terrorists, and our…

I thank Chairman Young, Ranking Member Visclosky, and Chairman Rogers for working across the aisle on the bill before us today in keeping with the Defense Subcommittee's long bipartisan tradition. I also want to recognize and thank the…

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 New York will be postponed. Amendment No. 21 Offered by Ms. Shea-Porter The CHAIR. It is now…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 31, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $70,200,000)''. Page 157, line 2, after the…

Mr. President, I wish to announce that the Committee on Rules and Administration will meet on Wednesday, July 24, 2013, at 9:50 a.m., to conduct a business meeting to consider the nomination of Davita Vance-Cooks, of Virginia, to be the…

Mr. President, I wish to announce that the Committee on Rules and Administration will meet on Wednesday, July 24, 2013, at 10 a.m. to hear testimony on the nomination of Ann Miller Ravel and Lee E. Goodman to be members of the Federal…

Let me thank my friend and colleague from the great Borough of Brooklyn, city of New York, and my colleagues, for coming down to the floor. Mr. Speaker, when we started the Congressional Black Caucus in 1971, I guess most people said: Why…

I'm going to now turn to the distinguished gentlelady from the Virgin Islands, Dr. Donna Christensen.

I thank the distinguished gentleman from Texas. We, unfortunately, are approaching the close of this Special Order. To close us out in the remaining time we have Representative Marc Veasey from Dallas, who's done a tremendous job as a…

I thank the distinguished gentlelady for those very powerful remarks and observations. I now yield to the distinguished gentleman from Houston, Texas, a fighter for civil rights and equality prior to arriving in the Congress and during his…

I thank Congressman Payne for those very eloquent remarks and for noting the conversation that he had with his young son, conversations that have been taking place in the aftermath of this verdict in households all across this country…

I thank the distinguished chair of the CBC. Our objective here today, as part of our mission in the Congress, is really just to make sure that all Americans, regardless of skin color, have access to the American Dream, have an opportunity…

It is my honor and my privilege once again to anchor this CBC Special Order where, for the next 60 minutes, the members of the Congressional Black Caucus will have an opportunity to speak directly to the American people on the important…

Although the House continues to ignore climate change, others are busy assessing the problems and options to address the new situations that this Nation and our world will face in a warmer world. The United States Global Change Research…

I thank the distinguished gentleman from New York for his very insightful, passionate, and wonderful remarks as they relate to the situation that we in America find ourselves in today, the way forward, as well as an understanding of why we…