I now yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Becerra), a member of our committee and also the chair of our Caucus.

today we will decide whether to begin debate on the Paycheck Fairness Act. I am an original cosponsor of this bill, I strongly support it and the ideals that motivate it, and I hope that someday we can pass this legislation. But today's…

the automobile is central to who we are as Michiganians. The automotive industry helped create the middle class, shape the labor movement, establish America's dominance in manufacturing, and spur new innovation across a range of other…

for the Committee on Armed Services I report favorably the following nomination list which was printed in the Record on the date indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save the expense of reprinting on the Executive Calendar that this…

I hope for and expect a strong bipartisan vote today for legislation to extend emergency unemployment benefits through the end of May and applies retroactively from the point emergency benefits expired in December. This is an important…

Today marks the 100th day that unemployed Americans have been cut off the Federal unemployment insurance program. Let me give voice to how they have spent the last 100 days. A woman from Pennsylvania wrote: It's scary, Mr. Levin, not…

Several of us come together to talk about unemployment insurance. The majority leader said to accept the Senate bill is to accept the status quo. That is simply not correct. No, it is not accepting the status quo; it is whether we will…

I thank the gentlewoman for her moving remarks. I hope the country is listening. Now, another person who has devoted so much time as Ms. Sanchez has to this effort to bring to the attention of this country what this is really all about…

Before I yield to the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Nolan) for the remainder of my time, I just want to conclude in this way. This is a bipartisan bill that is coming over from the Senate. This country has asked for bipartisanship. That…

I thank you for your eloquent remarks. Mr. Speaker, how much time is left in our hour? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Michigan has 25 minutes remaining.

Thank you so much for your eloquence. I hope this country is listening as well as your beloved State. Now I yield to another friend of mine and, most importantly, to somebody whose life embodies caring for others, the gentleman from…

The gentleman who has just spoken has it backwards. What would hurt American workers is not the Affordable Care Act. Millions have signed up to be covered. What would hurt American workers is this bill. I said yesterday--and no one has…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 248, noes 179, not voting 4, as follows: [Roll No. 156] AYES--248…

It is too bad that we don't have a position called fact-checker on the floor. We could yield to the fact-checker every time something is misstated. If there were such a position here today, that person would be immensely busy. For example…

My colleagues on the Republican side in the House are so blinded by their ideology that they will not or cannot see reality or hear other voices. So here is the reality: 7-plus million people have enrolled in private plans through the ACA…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, if you care about people you should be for the ACA. Seven million people have been enrolled in private plans through the ACA marketplaces, 7 million-plus. And millions--we will get…

every 4 years elite athletes from across the globe gather together to share their prodigious talent and skill with a world audience through friendly competition. This year's Winter Games in Sochi, Russia was no different. Indeed, it is a…

I am pleased to support the nomination of Maria Contreras-Sweet to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration. The SBA Administrator plays an important role in helping small businesses create jobs, mainly by making sure small…

the Russian invasion and annexation of Crimea is an affront to decent standards of international conduct. It is a violation of international law and of Russia's explicit commitment under the 1994 Bucharest Memorandum to respect Ukraine's…

Let me describe briefly the challenge before us. This bill is very disappointing. The three committees have worked on a bipartisan basis to put together a bill that would address once and for all SGR and would reform the payment system…

It is not correct that, if we don't act today, there will be any impact on seniors. We could let the Senate act to try to do something permanently and come back next week, if we have to, and take up this bill. So this is the challenge…

for the Committee on Armed Services I report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in the Records on the dates indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save the expense of reprinting on the Executive Calendar that…

I would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public that the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs has scheduled a hearing entitled, ``Caterpillar's…

It is now my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Rangel). (Mr. RANGEL asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

What is going on here? The Republicans are bringing up a totally partisan bill to thwart a bipartisan bill. They are tossing aside common ground for barren ground, another Affordable Care repeal vote. They are throwing out a historic…