I am pleased to be able to support H.R. 1580, a bill to affirm the policy of the United States to preserve and advance the successful multistakeholder model that governs the Internet. Democrats and Republicans in Congress and the…

Last week, members of the Safe Climate Caucus challenged the Republicans who are on the Energy and Commerce Committee to come to the floor and debate with us and talk about the problems of climate change. We wrote them a letter, and we…

I rise on behalf of the Safe Climate Caucus to challenge the Republicans on the Energy and Commerce Committee to a debate on climate change. In the last Congress, the Republicans in our committee voted that climate change is a hoax. They…

And my colleagues, a budget shows our priorities for financial expenditures but our moral priorities as well. There are many reasons to oppose the Ryan budget, but what it does to Medicare and Medicaid are on the top of my list. They would…

We've come a long way with clean energy over the last 4 years. We've doubled the production of clean renewable energy like wind and solar. And the new tailpipe standards for automobiles will double the fuel efficiency of our passenger…

The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office took historic action this month. For the first time ever, GAO put climate change on its high-risk list because of the serious threat it poses to the taxpayer. It makes sense. Just look at…

And my colleagues, today, 22 Members of the House have banded together to create a Safe Climate Caucus to end the conspiracy of silence in this House of Representatives about the dangers of climate change and the Republican denial of its…

I am pleased to rise in support of H.R. 225, the National Pediatric Research Network Act of 2013. The House passed legislation similar to H.R. 225 twice last year. I am hopeful that this time around we will get this bill over the finish…

And my colleagues, we've seen this business all over and over again from the Republicans. Plan B, Plan C. Let's work on a bipartisan agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff. But what they presented to us today would slash Medicaid, which will…

I am pleased that we are bringing this bill to the floor today. This bill combines two pieces of legislation, H.R. 1845 which provides a demonstration for the coverage of home infusion of intra venous immune globulin (IVIG) and H.R. 1063…

I'm pleased now to yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Castor), an important member of the Energy and Commerce Committee.

May I inquire how much time each side has and which side has the right to close? The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Emerson). The gentleman from California has 4\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Texas has 12 minutes remaining, and the…