I thank our distinguished colleague, Congresswoman Sewell, for yielding. As you can see, there are many of us who are very eager. Our distinguished Democratic whip, Mr. Hoyer, and I have had the privilege--he, more than I--to travel to…

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On rollcall No. 84, the Scott of VA Substitute amendment to H. Con. Res. 25, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.'' Stated against:

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I thank him, Mr. Chairman, for his tremendous, tremendous leadership and giving us an opportunity in the House today to vote on a budget that is a reflection of American values--values of work and jobs…

I thank my colleague, Congresswoman Lowey, for her leadership and for yielding time on this important debate. I listened, too, attentively to Mr. Frelinghuysen and the distinguished chairman of the Appropriations Committee, and I heard Mr…

Public service is a free gift of a free people and a challenge for all of us in public life to do what we can to make our service useful for those who have sent us here.

I thank the gentleman for yielding and for giving me this opportunity to support his proposal, the Chris Van Hollen proposal, as our ranking member on the Budget Committee, a proposal that is fair, responsible, and balanced. Mr. Van Hollen…

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California, Congressman Bera, a physician and a new Member of Congress.

I have listened attentively to some of the comments made by those who support the House version of VAWA and they use words like ``all women,'' as the distinguished majority leader said. Not true in the Republican bill. Not all women if…

Spending cuts that will cause unemployment, instability, and uncertainty in our economy takes place. It is a day when soon people will be getting a pink slip.

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Florida, a freshman Member, Congresswoman Frankel.

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New Mexico (Mr. Lujan), who has been a champion for ending violence against women for all women in America.

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Massachusetts, Congressman Keating, a former prosecutor and a champion on fighting for the safety of America's women. (Mr. KEATING asked and was given permission to revise and extend his…

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to another champion on protecting women, the gentleman from Washington State (Mr. Larsen).

I'm pleased to yield 1 minute to Congresswoman Kirkpatrick of Arizona who has again every day, every step of the way, been helpful in protecting all women, especially those on reservations.

I'm pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California, Congresswoman Lee.

May I respectfully request the state of the clock. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from California has 22 minutes remaining, and the gentlewoman from Washington has 20\3/4\ minutes remaining.

I want to inform the gentleman that the YWCA USA supports the bipartisan Senate bill that we are urging Members to support and reject the House bill. I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Quigley), who came to…

I am very pleased to recognize our distinguished Democratic whip of the House, Mr. Hoyer. He was there in the nineties when we worked to pass this legislation on the Appropriations Committee. He and Rosa DeLauro and Congresswoman Nita…

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to a champion on protecting women and protecting them from violence, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky.

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding and for her leadership as the senior Democrat on the Rules Committee. Today, we have an interesting discussion. We are debating the rule that will enable us to bring to the floor the Violence Against…

Most of my colleagues are the bread winners in their families. A pay cut to me doesn't mean as much.

I rise with great pride to pay tribute to a very distinguished American and a longtime member of the congressional staff, John Lawrence. In fact, he has served the Congress for 38 years as a member of the staff--30 years of it for George…

With the Speaker's permission, I acknowledge Elijah Lawrence, the teenage son of John and Deborah Lawrence, who's with us in the Chamber. I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________

Well, if the Ravens' and the 49ers' fans can come together, hopefully so can the Democrats and the Republicans on an issue of this grave concern to our country, our budget, which should be a statement of our national values. Instead, as…