During rollcall vote No. 288 on H.R. 2578, I mistakenly recorded my vote as ``nay'' when I should have voted ``aye.'' (By unanimous consent, Mr. McCarthy was allowed to speak out of order.) Legislative Program Mr. McCARTHY. Mr. Chair, I…

U.S. trade relations with China must be linked to China's human rights record.

the fundamental freedoms that come from religious freedom, are the values on which our nation was founded.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I thank Mr. Thompson and the ranking member, Mr. Levin, and members of the committee for bringing clarity to this debate today. Mr. Speaker, Democrats have always believed that innovation is what keeps…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding, the distinguished Delegate from the District of Columbia. I thank her for her courageous, relentless, persistent, effective leadership and representation of the District of Columbia. I come to the…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I ask unanimous consent to insert my statement in the Record that the House should focus on the real priorities of Americans instead of another attack on women's health care. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is…

We have to pass the bill to find out what is in it.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I thank Mr. Pallone and Mr. Levin, our ranking members on the Energy and Commerce Committee and the Ways and Means Committee, for their leadership and cooperation on this issue, as well as Chairman Ryan…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I say with great pride how impressed all of us are by his statement of values that he has put forth in this House Democratic budget; the breadth of knowledge, the depth of commitment, the vision for…

Okay. So you are the one, Mr. Chair. For you and for all you represent, I ask you: Do you think it is a statement of values of the American people to give tax cuts to the wealthiest people in our country while increasing taxes on the…

I was near tears because I love Israel very much. I value the importance of the relationship between Israel and the United States.

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding and congratulate her on her exceptional leadership as the ranking member of the Appropriations Committee. I also commend our colleague, Congresswoman Roybal-Allard, as ranking member of the Subcommittee…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding, and I commend her and Congresswoman Lowey for their very important motion to instruct conferees to accept the Senate language. Madam Speaker, I want to address some of what a previous speaker had…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I congratulate him on his great leadership as he has taken the helm as our Democratic ranking member on the Education and the Workforce Committee. Madam Chair, education is the single most important…

We're not going to a short-term, we want to expand the department for the entire year.

We want to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security. We want to deal with immigration separately.

Our unity was a strong statement that the Department of Homeland Security must be fully funded.

I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his leadership on helping to have a budget that produces growth to reduce the deficit. Mr. Speaker, today, we are talking about issues on which we are very much in agreement in terms of the policy…

I thank the gentlewoman from Alabama, Congresswoman Terri Sewell, for her leadership and for introducing and driving forth this legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the foot soldiers of Selma who fought for African…

Congress still has to craft something better.

I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his leadership on this important issue, as important as the health of the American people. I salute Congresswoman Brownley for her alternative bill that we should be voting on, if we can defeat…

This weekend we observed the celebration of the life of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. He talked about engagement for the American people, for jobs, for justice, for peace, and it was pretty exciting to see the response across the…

Again, what is disturbing about this is that you may have a difference of opinion about immigration or this or that, but don't describe the President as lawless and to use the Constitution as the basis for this debate when, in fact, the…

I thank the gentlelady for yielding and for her exceptional leadership, as well as that of the ranking member of the full committee, Mr. Conyers, and the work of your staff to bring the facts to the fore on this subject. I rise in…

I thank the gentlelady for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I join my colleagues who have commended the Appropriations Committee on the fine work they have done under difficult circumstances on the Homeland Security bill. It had been our hope that…