I urge my colleagues to vote in favor of H.R. 5809, an act to reauthorize the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act, or DERA. Since its enactment in 2005, DERA has provided significant public health benefits, improved our national energy…

For a third time, today the House considers legislation that will dramatically improve the safety of our Nation's food supply. The House first passed its bill in July 2009 on a strong bipartisan vote with 283 supporters. On November 30 of…

I will vote for this tax package that is before us tonight. While there is absolutely no reason to justify or defend the extension of the Bush tax cuts for wealthy Americans, and the unconscionable tax treatment of wealthy estates--both of…

I speak today in support of H.R. 4994, the ``Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010.'' This legislation blocks a 25 percent fee cut that is scheduled for Medicare physician payments on January 1, 2011. A cut of that magnitude would…

The House passed the food safety bill a year ago July. Not this July, but the July in 2009. And we waited for the Senate to act, and they recently acted by 73-25 in favor of the legislation. When we had it before us it was 283 supporters…

Senator Waxman's proposed legislation to provide relief from the burdensome costs of complying with the CPSIA was too narrowly drafted.

This legislation is designed to provide health care services for the heroes of 9/11, the policemen and the firemen who didn't know what would be in store for them when they went into the World Trade Center. Many of them are suffering from…

Let the American people know that we are trying to help kids get educated, and make sure that those who are vulnerable get health care; while the Republicans are urging that we continue the tax cuts for people making more than $300,000 a…

This is assistance to the States for Medicaid. No State has 300 percent of poverty for Medicaid. That's just not the way the States run it. We're talking about the poorest of the poor to get Medicaid assistance. There may be additional…

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 has held nine hearings into the…

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 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 Act. It's a small set of noncontroversial changes to the law needed to…

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…

Are you failing to cooperate with other investigators, as well? Because they're going to have a hard time reaching conclusions if you stone-wall them, which is what we seem to be getting today.

Did BP make a -- a fundamental misjudgment --

Did BP make a -- a fundamental misjudgment in selecting the single string of casing?

In each and every case, they cut corners. They wanted to save time. They wanted to spend less money. And had they not done that, we might not have had that kind of explosion that we're now dealing with.

If BP can... could get an escrow for $15 billion, they will be lucky, because this company is going down as one of the top scoundrels in all of American history.

Each and every case, they cut corners. They wanted to save time. They wanted to spend less money. And had they not done that, we might not have had the kind of explosion that we're now dealing with.

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…

And my colleagues, this bill is modeled on a law that worked. We called it the Cash for Clunkers bill. It encouraged people to buy cars. It produced more jobs. It produced energy efficiency as newer cars that were purchased were less…

This week, Israel marks the 62nd anniversary of the historic date in the Hebrew calendar when the British Mandate over Palestine expired and a modern Jewish state was reborn. Each year, Israel Independence Day, Yom Ha'atzmaut, is an…

Earlier this week history was made with the enactment into law of the comprehensive access to quality affordable health insurance for all Americans. Tonight we complete action on this legislation and cement for all Americans their sense of…

Madam Speaker, when you build a house, you have to first put down a foundation. Today, we are laying a foundation for a health care system that will provide every American with access to high quality health care; a foundation that will…