I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, I have a letter to submit to the Record from the Evangelical Immigration Table, and to quote in part, the Evangelical Immigration Table and the faith-based community, with strong support from the…

I thank the gentleman from Florida. It is not the desire, I don't think of any of us, of the Democrats, of our leader, of our Members, for this to be a political issue that one side is demonized on, that is used to generate political…

One way to honor the Speaker's word and not go to conference would simply be to take up the Senate immigration bill and advance it directly to the President. Perhaps we can also call upon the Speaker to honor his word in not having to go…

I thank the gentleman from California. And just to highlight how we can improve our security as a Nation and honor the tradition of contributions that veterans have made to the security of our Nation, by simply allowing young people loyal…

We have here another leader from the great State of California (Mr. Cardenas), my friend. {time} 1915

I thank the gentleman from New York (Mr. Tonko) for his impassioned words. Here in the spirit of Veterans Day week--of course we all honor our veterans every day of the year. This past Monday was Veterans Day. This week, in particular, we…

Reclaiming my time, and in that mix of the pay-fors might be immigration reform. That won't get us fully there. That is $200 billion, and I would have to see the scoring on getting it down to 25; but that is a pay-for that I think would…

I thank the gentleman from Texas for his words. This is 123 days. That is 123 days too long. Let's pass immigration reform now. I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________

I appreciate the gentleman from Georgia, and I appreciate his words, that there is a lot of important work going on. Committees are meeting. You mentioned the Judiciary Committee working on patents. It is a very important issue. I just…

I am proud to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Holt), my friend.

I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the rule, which is a closed rule for H.R. 992, the Swaps Regulatory Improvement…

Since this week is spoken for, that leaves us with 19 legislative days before the end of the session. Reportedly, I have read in the press, that House leadership is struggling to find ways to fill that time. Well, I have an idea. Four…