First let me thank you, Congressman Bishop, for yielding time, and also for your very thoughtful and steady leadership as our ranking member on this Appropriations Subcommittee. We appreciate your leadership. Also, I want to thank the…

I just want to conclude by saying, now the VA is saying that they will reduce this backlog and improve accuracy by 2015, but waiting 3 more years is really quite unacceptable. Veterans in my district and throughout the country cannot wait…

I want to thank Mr. Hastings for his leadership and for yielding, and also to Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro for her relentless leadership on the Paycheck Fairness Act and also as the ranking member of the Labor, Health and Human Services…

As the cofounder of the Congressional Out of Poverty Caucus, I rise today to continue talking about the crisis of rising poverty devastating families in every single congressional district all across our country. Mr. Speaker, I also rise…

First, let me thank my esteemed colleague Congressman John Conyers for giving me the opportunity to speak on this important amendment. I would also like to recognize Congressman Keith Ellison who has been an outstanding leader on issues…

First, let me thank Congressman Conyers for yielding the time, but also for your very bold and relentless leadership as our ranking member on the House Judiciary Committee. I rise today as a member of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus…

I thank the gentleman. If this bill passes, it would forever change the doctor-patient relationship as we know it by casting suspicion on doctors that serve communities facing the greatest health disparities, many of which are minority…

I just want to conclude by saying if you really care about women and their children and their families, we need to work to end wage discrimination in this country. We need to work to end domestic violence that's tearing apart families…

My amendment is straightforward. It would appoint a Special Envoy for Iran to ensure that all diplomatic avenues are pursued to avoid a war with Iran and to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. It is cosponsored by my colleagues…

First of all, sometimes we respectfully disagree with the President. I think that this $8 billion in cuts to bring us back to the Budget Control Act of 2011 is reasonable given the very difficult times we are faced with now and the fact…

First, let me just say this. It is just downright outrageous that the McGovern-Jones amendment was ruled out of order by the Rules Committee, denying this House the opportunity to debate and vote on their amendment. Secondly, we really do…

I yield myself 30 seconds and respond to the gentleman from Florida and just say this amendment--I think he's probably not reading the amendment that I have offered. What this amendment does is restrict our funding for the purpose of the…