Again, regarding the language of the amendment, of course it is not designed to apply narrowly to Colorado. That would be considered an earmark, prohibited under the rules of the House. In addition, it is not designed just to serve the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end the following: TITLE __--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS SEC. _01. STUDY OF EFFECTS OF FLOODING ON…

I thank the gentleman from Utah for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. Mr. Speaker, for this body to spend the final week before a week-long break, one of the final weeks of the year, the third-to-last week of the legislative year…

The Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi), the Democratic leader.

There are a number of ways that we can improve upon the Affordable Care Act. One of the ones that I would like to highlight that we could be bringing here to the floor today that the Senate already passed is comprehensive immigration…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of adoption of the…

I thank the gentleman from Miami for his impassioned words. It is rare, in my experience here, that more than two-thirds of the Senate can agree to solve an issue. They always talk about reaching the 60-vote threshold. There are only 54 or…

I thank you, Mr. Speaker. Before I get to my remarks, I briefly want to address the nuclear proliferation issue in Iran. The gentlelady from Minnesota, as well as myself, and the vast majority of Members of this body, have been supportive…

I thank the gentleman from New York for his leadership on the immigration reform issue and his impassioned words. We also have with us this evening one of the original cosponsors of H.R. 15, a leader on immigration reform, the gentlelady…

I thank the gentlelady from Washington for her leadership on this issue. This body's continual refusal to act on immigration reform sadly comes at a tremendous cost to our country and to our security as a Nation. The financial costs…

I would ask the gentleman from New York, just to make sure my district isn't atypical, have you gotten more letters or calls about the need to take up asbestos reform or immigration reform?

Not to put you on the spot, but would you say it is more or less than people who have demanded that Congress act on asbestos reform?