Thank you, Mr. Roe, for yielding. I thank you and I thank our colleague, Congresswoman Christensen, for taking this Special Order today so that we can sing the praises of a great man, our colleague, dear friend, precious person, Donald…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the legislation and commend Congresswoman Sewell and Congresswoman Roby for their leadership in bringing this to the floor and giving us the opportunity to speak about…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank him for his relentless and persistent advocacy on behalf of a thriving middle class in our country and his work to ensure that we would have this payroll tax cut as well as the extension of…

I thank the gentleman for yielding and thank him for giving us this opportunity to discuss an important matter--the integrity of Congress--on the floor of the House. I, too, want to join the distinguished majority leader, Mr. Cantor, in…

I know that every Member in the House would like to associate himself or herself with the remarks of our distinguished majority leader and Democratic whip, especially with regard to Gabby, of course, but also Pia. It is something that…

All of us come to the floor today, colleagues of Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, to salute her as the brightest star among us, the brightest star Congress has ever seen. When she came to Congress and in her service and leadership here, Gabby…

In appreciation, once again, for your courtesies enabling this to happen, I yield back the balance of my time. Announcement by the Speaker The SPEAKER. The Chair would remind all Members to be in proper business attire when they come to…

I thank the leader. Mr. Speaker, I am now pleased to yield to Gabby's friend, the distinguished minority whip of the House, the gentleman from Maryland, Congressman Hoyer.

I thank the gentlelady for yielding. I thank her for her leadership and fighting the good fight at the Rules Committee. I commend her for her patience and also for her great knowledge that she brings to this debate. But this is a pretty…

It is with great sadness that I rise to pay tribute to the passing of a man whose legacy to San Francisco is a great one. I rise to pay tribute to the life and legacy of Warren Hellman, a community leader, a San Francisco legend, and an…

As we gather here, President Obama is at Fort Bragg honoring and thanking our men and women in uniform for their service in the war in Iraq and for the sacrifices they've been willing to make to keep us the home of the brave and the land…

I thank the gentleman for yielding and appreciate his presentation on why we are here today and why the rule that is being brought to the floor is not the right one, because it does not allow for us to have options for the American people…