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On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 191, nays 238, not voting 2, as follows: [Roll No. 5] YEAS--191 Ackerman Altmire Andrews Baca Baldwin Barrow…
Thank you, Madam Ranking Member. I come to the floor opposing the rule only because there's a provision in it that indicates that our delegates from all over the globe will not be allowed to exercise any of their voting privileges that…
I have a motion to commit at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Biggert). The Clerk will report the motion. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Crowley moves that the resolution (H. Res. 5) be committed to a select committee composed of…
Mr. President, I want to say a few words about my dear friend, dear colleague, someone I so admire--Senator Barbara Mikulski-- on her remarkable accomplishments. Today, she took the oath of office, the Senator from Maryland, and made…
Mr. President, I wish to talk a little about the issue we have been discussing, and first let me congratulate my colleagues who have been on the floor on this issue, particularly the Senator from New Mexico, Senator Udall; the Senator from…
All of us from the City of New York and around the Nation are so proud to be a Member of this body. Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will repeat that a Member asking to insert remarks may include a…
On September 11, my cousin, John Moran, was at Tower Two of the World Trade Center. He said, ``Let me off here. I want to try and make a difference.'' We have made a difference today in the lives of the people we're saving. Today, I rise…
I thank all of my colleagues, especially the New York delegation and the Speaker and Leader Hoyer. Today, Congress repays a long overdue debt and answers the emergency calls of our ailing 9/11 first responders and survivors. This bill will…
I rise in strong support of this bill. This is a fitting way to end the 111th Congress. This is the proudest moment I have had in Congress in 22 years. I believe that our hard work paid off, all of us together on the Health Subcommittee of…
Let me first thank everyone who has worked on this bill and say the Senate passed this bill a little while ago unanimously. The most conservative Senators, Senators Enzi and Coburn, supported it, and I hope we can do the same. Nine years…
Today the House will consider the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. More than 70,000 Americans from every state descended upon ground zero to help recover and rebuild after 9/11. Some have died from illnesses as a result and…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. I will keep my remarks very brief. I thank the Congress of the United States for what it is going to do today. Especially I want to thank Carolyn Maloney and Jerry Nadler for the tremendous work they…
I thank the chair for yielding to me because it's been such an honor for me to serve with David Obey, one of the most effective legislators this body has known. And we are so sad to see your service in Congress coming to an end. People…
This bill cracks down on sex trafficking by focusing on the demand side, the users. The bill will be considered a model to help rescue the hundreds of thousands of under-aged girls believed to be forced into the sex trade in America. With…
I thank the gentleman for his kind statement and yielding to me. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of S. 2925, the Senate companion to my bill in the House, H.R. 5575, the Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Deterrence and Victims Support…
On rollcall No. 659, had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.''
Mr. President, I am pleased to stand in support of Raymond J. Lohier, Jr., who is President Obama's nominee to serve on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Ray is a highly talented and accomplished New Yorker, and I…
Mr. President, over the last few days, the Senate has finally begun to vote on judicial nominations that have been waiting on the Executive Calendar for months. There are currently three judicial emergency vacancies on the U.S. Court of…