I thank the gentleman for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this rule today, one that provides for consideration of the Protecting Access to Care Act…

I was glad my colleague pointed out that it violates the Seventh Amendment. Now we add that to the 10th Amendment. So there are actually two Amendments. I am not even an attorney, but I know this violates two Amendments to our…

I would like to inquire of my friend from Colorado whether recognizing those savings is in fact a Federal responsibility or a State responsibility. I yield to the gentleman from Colorado.

Reclaiming my time, this effectively co-ops States and forces other States to do the same thing that my colleague's and my State of Colorado has already done. It goes beyond that as well. Under the 10th Amendment of the Constitution, this…

I will be happy to supply those. To be clear, the entire school doesn't close, just the gym closes.

Prosecutors are lawyers as well. So I just wanted to be clear that it is not an insult. Being an attorney is a fine profession. There are some attorneys on both sides, both defending as well prosecuting criminals, but they are both…

Some of the groups are the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association, Justice in Aging, Long Term Care Community Coalition, National Education Association, National Consumers League, National Disability Rights Network, Public…

It absolutely is. Sometimes the American people in the back-and-forth say: Hey, why aren't Democrats participating in the healthcare debate? And the reason, as the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Doggett) articulated, is we have never been…

Isn't that too short a period of time to even come up with a thoughtful amendment?

I have one more question on that. I am a member of the Education and the Workforce Committee, one of the three committees that had original jurisdiction over the Affordable Care Act. The gentleman from Texas (Mr. Doggett) is a member of…

I thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Doggett) and would just add, look, fire prevention, expediting water projects and hydropower, these are not partisan issues; and to prove that point, there are bipartisan bills sponsored by…

And I thank the gentleman for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. First, I want to rise in agreement with my friend from Washington's statement about civility in this Chamber and beyond. I think that, while it is extremely important that…