May I inquire as to the time remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman has 30 seconds remaining.

I support this amendment. Instead of blocking access to all of this information, a more reasonable approach is to allow the DOD to perform these missions to maintain a tactical and technical advantage and to maintain effective, efficient…

The ``Road to Ruin'' Republican budget will end Medicare. It will end a program that 46 million seniors and disabled individuals depend on for their health care. In fact, the end of Medicare will mean seniors are forced to pay more for…

My amendment encourages the DOD Medical Research Program to use the most advanced research technology possible when researching certain diseases. The DOD Medical Research Program has made great advances in diagnostics relative to breast…

The underlying legislation guts funding for vital teaching health centers across the country. Teaching health centers are residency programs for primary care physicians. They provide community-based training for doctors who will go on to…

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. 9 Offered by Mr. Cardoza

My friends on the other side of the aisle seem steadfast and determined in their attack on access to affordable, quality health care. Couple that with their plan to end Medicare, and our Nation's seniors are put in quite a bind. Meanwhile…

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 4, after line 12, add the following: (d) GAO Study on Impact on Number of Primary Care Physicians to…

I was unavoidably detained in my district and missed several votes on May 23, 2011. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 330, H.R. 1627, ``yea'' on rollcall No. 331, H.R. 1383, and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 332…

Mr. President, first, even though I do not agree with him, it is always a pleasure to listen to my friend from Utah give his arguments. But I will just give mine instead of talking to him. I will just remind him of one thing. This bill is…

Mr. President, I rise in support of legislation we will later vote on this week, authored by the Senator from New Jersey, Mr. Menendez. As we all know, he has been championing this legislation for quite some time. He had the prescience and…

On September 11, 2001, Osama bin Laden murdered almost 3,000 Americans in cold blood. As the House Member representing Ground Zero, many of these innocent men, women, and children were my constituents and my friends. Words cannot do…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of passage. The vote was taken by…

I am opposed in its current form. 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. 754, to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence with…

In closing, I again want to stress that this amendment commends all those who worked so hard to bring justice to bin Laden and recognizes that our number one intelligence priority is the defeat of al Qaeda. It should get bipartisan…

I want to indicate that I missed the last vote inadvertently; and had I been here, I would have voted in the affirmative. ____________________

The opportunity this evening for the Democratic Caucus in the House to address this budget and to go forward with a discussion on our stand on the issues and solutions that we're proposing is an important opportunity for us to be able to…

Madam President, first I want to give kudos and accolades to my friend and colleague and fellow Madisonian--Madison High School in Brooklyn, NY, that is--Bernie Sanders. I have rarely met, not just here in the Senate but in public life…