Madam Speaker, I yield myself 1 minute. (Mr. LEVIN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

I yield myself 15 additional seconds. Republicans have turned their back on the problems. Some of them have taken to saying health care reform makes us a different Nation; quite the opposite. Today, in the tradition of America, we will…

We come to the floor for thousands of votes each year, but no single vote comes with so many personal stories within our families and my own. In our districts, people have spoken out about the need for real reform. The millions and…

Madam Speaker, it is now my privilege to yield 1 minute to the very distinguished gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Neal).

I yield for the purpose for a unanimous consent request to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Etheridge). (Mr. ETHERIDGE asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

It is now my pleasure to yield 45 seconds to the very distinguished gentleman from New York (Mr. Crowley).

It is now my privilege to yield 1 minute to our vice Chair and the distinguished gentleman from California, Xavier Becerra.

I now yield 45 seconds to a very senior member of our committee, Mr. McDermott of Washington. (Mr. McDERMOTT asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. McDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, there are times in history that…

It is now my real privilege to yield to another member, an energetic member of our committee, the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Kind). (Mr. KIND asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 4887. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman…

It's now my privilege to yield 2 minutes to someone who has worked so hard for so many years on behalf of the veterans of this country, the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Skelton).

Let me suggest the reason why I think we need to proceed with this bill. We can accomplish what you want to accomplish by taking up your bill separately. The purpose of this bill is not to correct a flaw. The purpose of it simply is to…