I thank the distinguished gentleman from Texas. We've come a long way in America. But we, of course, still have a ways to go. I yield back the balance of my time.

I thank the distinguished gentlelady from Texas for her very thoughtful and eloquent remarks. We in the CBC simply want a justice system that is color blind. That should be our goal, our objective, our mission here in America. We can't…

I thank the distinguished gentlelady from New York. The conversation on race is not an easy one, but certainly is a necessary one here in America and one that should be embraced because the diversity of our society, as the gentleman from…

Let me thank the gentleman from Brooklyn, my closest colleague in the New York State delegation--both of our districts being in the borough of Brooklyn--for leading us in this Special Order hour today: Race in America--where do we go from…

As a proud member of the Brooklyn Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, under the leadership of Ms. Sohndra Stone-Snead, president, it is my deepest honor to extend a hearty congratulations to our outgoing national…

I thank the ranking member of the committee for the opportunity to have time to explain my amendment. I was planning to offer an amendment today to strengthen the Federal commitment to STEM education, but I intend to withdraw my amendment…

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 260, line 15, strike ``95'' and insert ``85''. Page 260, line 17, strike ``and''. Page 260, after line…

I withdraw my amendment. Amendment No. 16 Offered by Mrs. Brooks of Indiana The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 16 printed in House Report 113-158.

I've been here over four decades, and I have never seen legislation just completely be ignored. I'm thoroughly convinced that the Republican majority are not the least bit concerned about health care, because if they were, they would have…

I thank my friend for yielding me this time. Here we are once again, wasting our constituents' time by voting on the exact same action the administration has already taken. Apparently, we must vote yet again to dismantle important parts of…

I tell my colleagues on the other side it's time to stop chasing the ghost; 38, 39 times in trying to repeal ObamaCare? Give up chasing the ghost. I also tell my friends stop being confused by the facts. The facts are, as The New York…

The general aviation industry is a vital part of the economy in Texas' 25th District. Between the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Austin-Bergstrom Airport, there are dozens of smaller regional airports. Passing H.R. 1848 is not…

I ask unanimous consent that all future time in quorum calls be divided equally between the two sides. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

On rollcall No. 348 I was unavoidably absent. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.''

Nervous, concerned, complex, train wreck, Third World experience. These are the words used by the Democratic authors of ObamaCare to describe their very own creation. Mr. Speaker, these aren't new concerns. These are concerns shared by…

Were the remarks of the gentleman from Missouri charged to the debate as it relates to the rule? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman is correct.

And how long was that? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Massachusetts' time was charged 4\1/2\ minutes. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, a parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his parliamentary…

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 available by this Act…