I understand the point of order; but I rise today in support of this amendment by my fellow colleague from Alabama, which adds critical funding to assist communities devastated as a result of last year's severe weather. This bipartisan…

I move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Alabama is recognized for 5 minutes.

On rollcall No. 410, had I been present, I would have voted ``no.''

On rollcall No. 172, had I been present, I would have voted ``nay.''

We must continue to make sure that we hone and refine and clarify any provisions that may be unintended consequences of such regulation.

Dodd-Frank was intended to provide more transparency and oversight to our financial markets and to ensure that another financial crisis and meltdown does not occur.

DTCC strongly supports this legislation, which represents the only viable solution to the unintended consequences of indemnification.

I understand fully the implications of the unintended consequences with respect to especially the indemnification provisions that are currently being required by Dodd-Frank.

As the Representative of Alabama's Seventh Congressional District and a Selma native, I am proud and humbled that I could introduce this bipartisan resolution with my colleague, friend, and fellow Alabamian, Representative Martha Roby…

Today I rise to recognize the critical role of community colleges and the role that they play in economic recovery and the continued growth of our communities across the Seventh Congressional District of Alabama and this entire Nation. In…

On rollcall No. 44, had I been present, I would have voted ``no.''

Today I rise to recognize and pay tribute to one of our Nation's most distinguished trial lawyers, an avid sports collector, historian, author, and family man, Attorney Jock Michael Smith. Attorney Smith was a well-respected member of the…

Today I rise to congratulate the University of Alabama Crimson Tide for being the 2011 BCS champions. Roll Tide. The State of Alabama is still number one in college football. For the past 3 consecutive years, a team from the State of…

Instead of doing what's best for the American people, we are once again dealing with the same old partisan politics that has plagued this Congress this entire year. The Senate amended and passed a bipartisan bill that would extend the…

I thank the ranking member for allowing me this time. Today I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 3630, which makes dramatic and harmful changes to the Emergency Unemployment Compensation program. It makes significant cuts to Medicare that…

Today I rise in support of workers, families, and middle class Americans across the Seventh Congressional District of Alabama and across this entire Nation who have lost their jobs as a result of the deepest economic recession since the…

Thank you very much. I am indeed delighted to join my colleagues in discussing making it in America. I think you will all agree that any playbook about job creation must have as its cornerstone the creation of jobs in our small businesses…

I thank the gentlelady from Ohio for leading this wonderful Special Order hour, and I rise this evening to express my concerns about the voter ID legislation being passed in States across this country. The State of Alabama and other States…

During this CBC Special Order hour, we're going to honor the life and legacy of Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth. And I rise today to pay tribute to a great civil rights leader, Reverend Fred Lee Shuttlesworth, who passed away yesterday at the…

Thank you so much. I was born in Selma, Alabama, and raised in Selma, and my home church is Brown Chapel AME Church. And I remember so many commemorations of the march from Selma to Montgomery always culminated on that Sunday when they…

Thank you so much, Congressman Lewis. I also am always constantly in awe of our next presenter. I yield time to not only a wonderful sister in Congress but also a real leader in Congress, my mentor, the gentlelady from Texas, Sheila…

I would like to thank all of my colleagues for participating in this Special Order hour, celebrating the life and legacy of such a great Alabaman, of such a great American, Reverend Fred Lee Shuttlesworth. To his family--his wife and…

Today I rise to express my condolences and heartfelt wishes for the family of Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth, who passed this morning. Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth was an icon of the civil rights movement. I know that in Birmingham, Alabama…

On rollcall No. 692, had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.''

As a freshman Member of this distinguished body, I am completely disappointed in our failure to work together. Our constituents sent us here to solve America's problems, not create more problems for them. The constituents of the Seventh…