I thank my colleague for the time. Again, I want to compliment the Senator from Vermont and agree with him and hope we can move the bill forward. But, Mr. President, I am here to talk about the budget. All afternoon I have heard my…

Mr. President, before he leaves, I want to say that the Senator from Vermont has done an incredible job on the Violence Against Women Act. He has put together a bipartisan coalition, and I would like to second his words that the House pass…

Thank you. There is an indifference to the suffering of some--just some--in this bill that is as chilling and callous as anything I have ever seen in this Chamber in modern times. I urge a strong ``no'' vote on the rule and the underlying…

I urge a ``no'' vote. This bill is but one more assault on what has become, sadly but surely, known as the war against women. A government has no greater responsibility than to keep its citizens safe, but in its current form, this bill…

I thank the gentlelady. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to submit my remarks in opposition to a Republican bill that weakens protections for violence against women and in support of the bipartisan Senate bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore…

I thank the gentleman from Maryland and I rise in opposition to this bill. It should come as no surprise the Republicans in Congress do not take the budget deficit seriously. When they were in total control during 6 of the 8 Bush years…

To summarize, we can devote $20 million to Las Vegas-style conferences and administrative expenses or to services to prevent violence against women. That's the choice. Vote ``yes'' on the motion to recommit. I yield back the balance of my…

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, whether it is an attempt to deny women reproductive or other health services, or a refusal to support efforts to achieve equal pay for equal work, many women in America today feel under siege. Indeed…

I am opposed. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Nadler moves to recommit the bill H.R. 5326 to the Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report the same back to…

If the final amendment I am offering were to be adopted, is it not the case that the bill will be amended and that the House will then proceed to final passage right away? The SPEAKER pro tempore. As the Chair stated earlier today, if a…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, this 15-minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by 5-minute votes on passage of the…

I had anticipated and we had been told that the gentleman was going to offer an amendment that said none of the funds in this Act may be used by the Justice Department to argue for the Defense of Marriage Act in court. And I was going to…

I must say that I strongly oppose this amendment, and I disagree with virtually every word spoken on the floor tonight by the gentleman from New Jersey. Let's understand one thing. The NYPD has the most effective counterterrorism unit in…

I want to congratulate and thank the sponsors of this amendment for introducing it. The amendment begins to break down the taboo in American politics about discussing drug policy intelligently. It also begins to, hopefully, result in the…

I just walked in in the middle of this amendment, but it's very similar to an amendment we took up last night, and it's equally wrongheaded. Aside from the fact that it's almost irrelevant, this amendment, as I read it, says that none of…

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. 542. None of the funds made…

Mr. President, I rise today to join my colleagues in calling for a real solution to the impending student debt crisis. Yesterday we had a chance to do the right thing and stand with millions of young Americans all across our country, to…

On May 24, 2011, President Obama issued a memorandum on Federal fleet performance which requires all new light-duty vehicles in the Federal fleet to be alternate-fuel vehicles, such as hybrid, electric, natural gas, or biofuel, by December…