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Madam Speaker, this morning I was at a meeting, a breakfast of the Epilepsy Foundation of America. I have a daughter who has epilepsy, and she and one of my other daughters and I attended this breakfast. And the relief that people feel…
I yield myself such time as I may consume. I have listened to the gentlelady, and I guess I'm very surprised by her argument that with FEMA's funding running out within the next 2 weeks, that the Republican side of the aisle would argue…
Madam Speaker, for purposes of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Foxx). All time yielded during consideration of the rule is for debate only. I yield myself such time as I may…
Madam Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 1204 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 1204 Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it…
Madam Speaker, House Resolution 1204 provides for consideration of the Disaster Relief and Summer Jobs Act of 2010 under a closed rule. The rule provides for 1 hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority…
I also ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks on House Resolution 1204. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Colorado…
I yield myself such time as I may consume. A couple of things. I'm very surprised that my friend from North Carolina would hold up the response to Katrina as the model for how we respond to emergencies. There couldn't be anything farther…
Let me explain my poster and then you and I can debate our posters. This is private payroll. Drops like a rock until January 2009, which is the greatest loss of jobs. During that month, some 780,000 jobs-- 780,000 jobs lost in January…
Madam Speaker, I send to the desk a privileged concurrent resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the concurrent resolution, as follows: H. Con. Res. 257 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate…
Madam Speaker, I just would remind my friend from North Carolina and the other Members of her party that when you cut taxes for the wealthiest of Americans, as was done under the Bush administration and the Republican Congress, prosecute…
Not yet. So I would say to my friend that I appreciate him coming up here to talk to us about health insurance premiums which are constantly on the rise. We've got to deal with folks who suffer from preexisting conditions and can't find…
The Democrats. Well, you say when the economy started going south. The economy started going south, I would say to my friend, in September of 2008, when, because of very lax regulations on Wall Street, the bottom fell out of the financial…
I yield myself so much time as I might consume. I'm so glad that my friend Arizona was roused from his office because of our conversation about FEMA to come down and talk about health insurance. So I appreciate his statement that higher…
Well, responding after the hurricane hits isn't fast enough. This is about knowing these things are coming and dealing with them in advance. With that, I yield back to my friend.
Madam Speaker, first I would ask how much time remains on both sides. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Colorado has 19\1/2\ minutes. The gentlewoman from North Carolina has 11\1/2\ minutes.
Thank you, Mr. President. I say thank you to the Senator from Montana for his generosity. I will not take 10 minutes. I know the Senator from Pennsylvania is here. Mr. President, I stand here today for the millions of Coloradans and…
Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the National Center for Atmospheric Research, or as we back home in Colorado call it, NCAR, on the occasion of their 50th year conducting the climate and weather research that has become an icon…
Madam Speaker, I rise today, in celebration of the historic passage of health care reform for our country. I am going to quote from our Declaration of Independence: All men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with…