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Mr. President, we had a discussion at the Prayer Breakfast 2 weeks ago about skin cancer, and we have shared a common experience in that we have confronted a melanoma at one time in our lives. On this Friday night Dr. Clem Doxey of…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed 2 extra minutes to pay tribute to a physician in my county. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The further remarks of Mr. Isakson are printed in…
Mr. President, I wish to thank the distinguished Senator from Illinois, the distinguished majority whip, for bringing up Chaplain Barry Black's name and the article that appeared in the New York Times. I know Senator Durbin and I do a lot…
Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from South Carolina, whose dedication to our men and women in uniform is among no peer's in this body, and I thank him for his service and for the fight of his family and others as we come along. I'll…
Mr. Speaker, at this time I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Indiana (Mrs. Brooks), the hardworking chair of the authorizing Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness and Response and Communications.
Mr. Speaker, at this time I yield 2 minutes to my good friend, the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Cassidy), whose State seems to be possibly in the path of this coming storm.
Mr. Speaker, at this time I yield as much time as he may consume to the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Rogers), the chairman of the Appropriations Committee.
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 371, I call up the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 85) making continuing appropriations for the Federal Emergency Management Agency for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes, and ask for its…
Mr. Speaker, I don't believe we ever took a vote to shut down the government. If we did, I certainly missed it. I don't believe anybody ever took a vote recently to sustain the government. But it's an interesting comment, and I thank my…
In brief closing, Mr. Speaker, we have a storm coming toward our shores. We need to get this done. I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve a point of order on the gentleman's motion. The SPEAKER pro tempore. A point of order is reserved. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Bishop of New York moves to recommit the…
Mr. Speaker, I make a point of order that the instructions contained in this motion violate clause 7 of rule XVI, which requires that an amendment be germane to the bill under consideration. As the Chair has recently ruled on October 2 and…
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.J. Res. 85, and that I may include tabular material on the same. The SPEAKER…
I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise to present to the House a bill to fully sustain funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, commonly known as FEMA. Right now, at this very moment, dedicated men and…
Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Schiff), a member of the Appropriations Committee.
Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Clarke) for a unanimous consent request.
Mr. Speaker, at this time I am pleased to yield 30 seconds to my good friend, the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Clyburn), the assistant Democratic leader.
Madam Speaker, at this time I am delighted to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Price), the ranking member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee.