Mike Levin

I surely join Senator Inhofe in the plea that his time and much of the time between now and the 30-hour end point be yielded back. Somehow or other, I hope our leaders can manage that for not just Senator Inhofe's 54th wedding…

I appreciate your courtesy. I always enjoy coming before the Rules Committee. Just two points. First of all--maybe three quick ones--SGR was outside the budget agreement. It was decided to place it within it. All we are asking is for a…

I thank the Senator from Arizona for everything he has been doing for so many decades for this country, including our committee. It is invaluable. We are going to get this bill passed. That is our determination. It will be a shock to every…

The point of the Senator from Arizona is extremely well taken. There is, relevant to his point, a list of expiring authorities which we have just received from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, General Dempsey. I put that letter in the…

Under the existing UC, the time between now and 4 o'clock is under the control of the majority, because the minority has used their time. At 4 o'clock, we have to enter into another UC--or we can do it now--deciding what the situation will…

We need to reach a bipartisan agreement, pass a budget, and get back on track.

I'm frustrated that this committee's once again asked you to come up here and testify about the harm caused by sequestration.

They're tired of Congress' unwillingness to compromise and solve the problem.

Sequestration is a horrible business model.

It is now my pleasure to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Honda).

It is now my pleasure to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Illinois (Danny K. Davis), a distinguished member of our committee.

This will be a short 5-minute, indeed a short 1-minute, because it all can be said in a very few words. Yesterday, the Speaker said ``there are not enough votes in the House to pass'' a clean bill to fund the government and end the…

Is it also not true that we have voted twice on the House continuing resolution? We have rejected it, but we voted on it.

I urge that we need to pause to consider the real meaning of what's happening tonight. This is more than about a vote or two. I think this is a fateful occasion. It signifies this: The Republican Party in the House is being thoroughly…

I thank the Chair. (The remarks of Mr. Levin pertaining to the introduction of S. 1533 are located in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions.'')

I wish to say a brief word about yesterday's tragic and senseless violence at the Washington Navy Yard. The men and women who protect our Nation and the men and women in uniform and the thousands who serve the Department of Defense make…

So why are we going through the motions once again--I guess 41 times now? Because the health care reform train is rolling. It's picking up momentum, and the Republicans are once again trying to throw a monkey wrench in its way. In…

As I think everybody knows, the two committees, Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means, work closely together, and as chairs, Mr. Waxman and I were able to, with others, work so closely. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California…

It's now my special privilege to yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi), the person who led our efforts, and the health care reform is a testimony to her career, our leader.

Okay. We have other speakers. Thank you. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Velazquez), who is the ranking member on the Small Business Committee.

It is now my pleasure to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), the minority whip, who has devoted so much time to health care during his career.

I now yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Doggett), another distinguished member of our committee.

I now yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Andrews), who has been a leader on this issue. (Mr. ANDREWS asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.) {time} 1100

It's now a special pleasure for me to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman who presided over the passage of Medicare 48 years ago and has worked on health care issues his entire historic career, Mr. Dingell from the State of…

It is now my pleasure to yield 3 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from New York (Mr. Crowley), a member of our committee and the vice chair of our caucus.