To know how high the stakes are in the Republican effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, you only have to listen to your constituents. One of the many I have heard from is Kevin Wittbrodt from Warren, Michigan, who writes: ``I'm a…

Any measure that seeks to promote a peaceful resolution to tensions between Israelis and Palestinians--whether coming from the United Nations or from this Chamber--should provide a balanced picture of the facts on the ground and the…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 258, noes 165, not voting 8, as follows: [Roll No. 563] AYES--258 Abraham Aderholt Allen Amash Amodei Ashford Babin…

I yield myself 1 minute, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I just want to say to the gentleman from Illinois that the last thing the Republicans have wanted to do is to work with us to make ACA work better--the last thing. Instead, they have, time…

This bill addresses an issue that is worthy of being addressed. It surely would be taken up as part of overall tax reform. But this bill surely is not an emergency; and costing over $1 billion, it is not paid for. Today, as this House…

As an original sponsor of the STAND for Ukraine Act and a Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, I rise in support of this important measure. This bill codifies and tightens existing U.S. sanctions on Russia for its violation of…

There is no doubt the citrus industry is facing an emergency. A disease, referred to as ``greening,'' is rapidly spreading among citrus crops, including oranges, tangerines, grapefruits, lemons, and limes. To date, Florida orange growers…

This bill codifies current practice at the Social Security Administration, which is to remove Social Security numbers from its letters and notices in order to reduce the risk of identity theft. It is important to note that SSA is ahead of…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, more than 80 percent of the approximately 640,000 Americans living with kidney failure, or end-stage renal disease, are covered under Medicare. Unfortunately, those individuals who…

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 506. ____________________

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on passage of the bill will be followed by 5-minute votes on the motion to suspend the rules…

I think we are fortunate that the majority leader spoke. It is very clear from his remarks what this is all about, at least in good measure, or I should say bad measure. This is another effort to attack ACA, the healthcare reform bill. Let…

We Democrats are here to act. The Republicans leave here with stony silence: the silence of inaction on Zika; the silence of inaction on the needs of Flint; the silence of inaction on the no fly, no buy and background checks. Years ago…

This bill is more than deeply troubling. You talk about bipartisanship, and you come forth with a bill that completely breaks it down. This issue is too essential to become a total tool of partisan jockeying. Our relationship with Israel…

Today is simply unmasked political chicanery. This issue deserves better than the majority leader coming here without any notice, really, and putting forth a resolution that does nothing but harm what used to be a centerpiece of foreign…

Hoping you will change your misinformed judgment, again, I ask unanimous consent to bring up H.R. 1217, the bipartisan expanded background checks legislation, to honor the memory of Enedia Branch, a victim of gun violence who never…

Reforming our mental health system has been an active priority of mine. That's why I supported legislation increasing access to the mental health care, including the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996, the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici…

The House was originally scheduled to take up this bill tomorrow-- tomorrow. There was a hole, a hole created by Republicans' refusal to consider meaningful legislation to address gun violence in this country. I was on the steps of the…

Last week I joined my Democratic colleagues from Michigan for a standing-room-only meeting of community members concerned about gun violence in our country. We were joined by representatives from law enforcement, the faith community…

Currently, contributions to a health savings account may only be made when an account owner is enrolled in a high-deductible health plan. Additionally, the account owner may not be eligible for other health coverage that is not a…

One of the reforms in the Affordable Care Act banned employer- sponsored health plans from placing annual dollar limits on benefits paid by the plan to a beneficiary. This is good policy, as, for example, we don't want patients with cancer…

Let me just mention that Mr. Blumenauer wanted to be here but, because of the weather, he has just been unable to arrive. I think the majority may have the same problem. I yield back the balance of my time.

The bill before us today, the Family First Prevention Services Act, has a very simple goal: improve the lives of our most vulnerable children. We worked across the aisle on this legislation because we recognize the importance of ensuring…

Can I ask how much time is available? How much time do we have, please? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Michigan has 10\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Illinois has 12 minutes remaining.

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 240, noes 182, not voting 12, as follows: [Roll No. 303] AYES--240…