On rollcall No. 284 the vote was gaveled down before I could record my vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' Personal Explanation

I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts for his profound leadership on this issue. You know, I rise in opposition to this rule because there are many amendments that were not made in order, but there's enough pork in this farm bill to…

But we're more interested in talking about the Atlantic spiny dogfish, or pennycress than dealing with issues around veterans accessing SNAP and whether or not the public has a right to know when we spend $9 billion a year on premium…

I thank my good friend from the Northern Mariana Islands for yielding to me. Mr. Speaker, I rise this evening in support of my legislation, the Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act, which will allow the Department of the…

I thank the heroic lady from Illinois, and I think, for all of us, hearing your words are profound. What we are seeing here is, not only are there physical wounds, there are emotional wounds. So many of my colleagues on both sides of the…

I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts for allowing me to speak. My colleagues have all spoken eloquently on the floor today about the importance of addressing this issue of sexual assault and rape in the military. What we hasten to do…

I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts for yielding me time. Seventy men and women serving in the military every single day are sexually assaulted and raped. While we sit here and we talk, that's going on. For over 25 years--for over 25…

It has now been almost 6 months since the tragedy of Newtown. The American response to that tragedy was quick and overwhelming. And yet, we have done nothing to prevent such a tragedy from happening again. In fact, many of my colleagues…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I ask unanimous consent to insert my statement into the Record opposing the GOP's ``shame on you'' Mother's Day gift--more work and less pay for working moms. Is this really what we want to give mothers…

Next to me is a mug shot. It's a mug shot of someone who's been charged with sexual assault. This is a mug shot of Jeffrey Krusinski. Jeffrey Krusinski is a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force. His job is to work at the Pentagon as the…

I thank the ranking member. Let me just be very specific. Mr. Chaffetz, at one point, said we have a few bad apples, and the chairman suggested, Well, who are these deadbeats? Let's talk about who these deadbeats really are. $3.5…

I want to thank the ranking member for allotting me some time to speak on this bill, and to our chairman, Mr. Issa, for moving this bill forward, and to my colleague, Mr. Chaffetz from Utah, who is the author of this measure. Imagine what…