I am proud to recognize all those affiliated with the Children's Leukemia Foundation of Michigan as they celebrate 60 years of dedicated service and invaluable support for Michigan families. Their efforts have made a tremendous difference…

I yield the gentleman an additional 30 seconds. Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will remind the Members to direct their remarks to the Chair.

I yield myself 30 seconds. Those statements, indeed, are an insult, an insult. That isn't what the administration has in mind. I read a letter from the Governor of Utah to the Secretary of HHS. In discussion with HHS officials, Utah…

I yield myself 15 seconds. I hope everybody heard that last statement. It shows someone coming down and essentially endorsing, in a broad way, the 47 percent statement, the horribly misguided statement of the Governor of…

I now yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the distinguished gentleman from New York, Charles Rangel. (Mr. RANGEL asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

I yield myself an additional 30 seconds. Guess who voted three times for the waiver of the work participation requirement in TANF? Not only the chairman of Ways and Means, but the chairman of the Budget Committee and Governor Romney's…

I yield myself 3 minutes. This bill has one purpose: to provide a fig leaf of credibility for a political attack ad that has no credibility whatsoever. Every independent fact checker has said the attack ad on the President is false…

Could you tell us the time that's left for us? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Levin) has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Camp) has 4 minutes remaining.

our representative form of government is based on the premise that citizens who vote in our elections are informed about who is seeking to influence elections. Sadly, we continue to see that information obscured by organizations who are…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, this bill does address an issue that needs consideration. Lieutenant Carpenter died serving his Nation. He possessed outstanding student loans. The lender waived repayment by his…

Well, there's nothing wrong with this bill except the label. If there were a fine, I would say, for House legislative mislabeling, House Republicans would have a very large fine to pay. This bill has nothing--zero--to do with the Buffett…

I yield myself the remaining time. You know, as I've heard this debate, I've been thinking. This is really mislabeled. Why don't we call it the Mitt Romney Rule Act of 2012? He paid the return he indicated less than 15 percent. He earned…

It is now my pleasure to yield 3 minutes to the ranking member on the Budget Committee, the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Van Hollen).

The bill before the House is not a serious effort at legislating. Instead, once again, the Republican Majority is using Floor time to try and score political points. Let's be honest about what's going on here. The legislation should…

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, ``Offshore Profit…

every 4 years families across the United States and around the world come together as summer begins to wind to a close to watch as supremely gifted athletes from across the globe showcase their talents in peaceful competition. The many…

Well, I have now been here 30 years, with 26 on the Ways and Means Committee. So why are we at this point of serious impasse? I think a major reason is that the radical right has taken over House Republicans. Balance is considered…

It is now my real pleasure to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), a veteran of many battles on this floor.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Gershwin A. Drain, of Michigan…

I am very pleased that the Senate is now taking up the nomination of Gershwin Drain to be a judge on the Eastern District Court of Michigan. Judge Drain has an impressive legal career. He graduated from the University of Michigan Law…

It's now my real pleasure to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Van Hollen), the ranking member of the Budget Committee.

I yield myself 30 seconds. The majority leader continues to use a tool of propaganda, grabbing small business as his mantra. I want to repeat a fact given to us by Joint Tax: under our bill, 97 percent of small businesses would keep all of…

I now yield 4 minutes to another distinguished member of our committee, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts. (Mr. NEAL asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

I now yield 5 minutes to a veteran of negotiations on taxes and tax reform, the gentleman from New York (Mr. Rangel). (Mr. RANGEL asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Thompson), a distinguished member of our committee.