I am pleased to yield such time as he may consume to the chairman of the Health Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee, the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pallone).

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Just over 3 months ago, the Macondo well exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, causing the largest environmental disaster in U.S. history. Eleven workers on the oil rig died. The Energy and Commerce Committee…

I'm pleased to rise in support of this very important legislation. It was in 1934 when the Communications Act was adopted that it set out that they would have the goal, in this country, of making available, so far as possible, to all…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker and my colleagues, I rise to join everybody else who has spoken in favor of this bill and urge passage of H.R. 5712, the Veterans, Seniors and Children's Health Technical Corrections…

I am pleased at this time to yield 1 minute to another important member of our committee, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Gonzalez).

I am pleased at this time to yield 1 minute to the chairman emeritus of the Energy and Commerce Committee, the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Dingell). (Mr. DINGELL asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

In the 30 seconds I have left, let's pass this bill and go on to fix this problem. We owe it to the seniors who were promised Medicare coverage. And Medicare coverage means that they ought to have access to physicians who are paid for the…

I am pleased at this time to yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Sheila Jackson Lee).

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands (Mrs. Christensen).

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to a very important member of our committee, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Gene Green). (Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

It is with a heavy heart that I rise to honor the remarkable life and tremendous contributions of John Wooden, who passed away in Los Angeles last Friday. I want to begin by expressing my condolences on his passing to his family and the…

I want to urge my colleagues to vote for the part of this legislation that would update the SGR, which is the payment for physicians under the Medicare program. It's absolutely critical to do this if we are going to keep doctors in…