I'd like to yield now to the gentleman from South Carolina, our assistant leader, Congressman Jim Clyburn.

May we request an additional 10 minutes? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair cannot entertain that request. (Mr. MEEKS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.)

I would like to yield now to the gentleman from Indiana, Congressman Andre Carson.

I would now like to yield to the gentleman from North Carolina, Congressman Price.

I would now like to yield to the gentlewoman from New York, Congresswoman Yvette Clarke.

I would now like to yield to the gentleman from Illinois, Representative Danny Davis.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, it is with a very heavy heart that I rise tonight to honor and commemorate the life of a world leader, but more importantly, a grandfather, a great-grandfather, a father, a brother, an…

I would now like to yield to the gentlelady from the Virgin Islands, Congresswoman Donna Christensen.

First let me just thank my colleagues, Congressman Jones, Congressman McDermott, Congressman Ellison and others, for speaking out this morning clearly, saying that it's past time to bring the war in Afghanistan to a swift and orderly end…

As a founder and cochair of the Congressional Out of Poverty Caucus, I rise again to sound the alarm about the crisis of poverty in America. While many of us are encouraged by the recent improvements in the unemployment rate, which fell to…

I want to thank the gentlelady for yielding and also for standing up for women's health, not only today and during these very difficult times, but each and every day of her life. As a former devout practicing Catholic, I fully understand…

First, let me thank my colleagues Congressmen McGovern and Jones, Congresswomen Woolsey and Waters, and Congressman Honda for their efforts to bring the war in Afghanistan to a swift and safe end. Mr. Speaker, I am here this morning to…