6 months ago tomorrow, Newtown experienced unimaginable tragedy and unparalleled loss. That loss, the painful loss of sons and daughters, spouses, siblings, and friends, is still very raw and will always run very deep for the people of…

I think a watershed approach would actually be extremely helpful for a district like mine with New England...

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 4, line 6, strike ``or maintenance''. Page 5, line 23, strike ``or operation and maintenance''. Page…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. When a version of this amendment was offered in committee, the majority opposed it, claiming that the Corps permits are intended to cover both the construction and the ongoing operations and…

I now yield 1 minute to my colleague, the distinguished gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Lipinski).

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Connecticut will be postponed. Amendment No. 7 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee The Acting…

Last Friday as I was heading home and looking at the committee's schedule for this week, I was thinking about this hearing, and then I got news about a trail derailment in my State.

I thank the gentlelady. Mr. Speaker, I rise to oppose the Patients' Rights Repeal Act and the rule. Now, there's nothing wrong with working to improve the Affordable Care Act. We should work to make quality health care more affordable and…

We would like you to consider the 2-year window and consider whether you can take into account weather conditions.

Thank you so much, Congressman Thompson, for organizing this Special Order and for your incredible leadership on these important issues that the country deserves to have a voice and deserves to have a vote. And I wanted to thank…

We have some issues around tolling and would like you to consider whether there doesn't need to be more flexibility.

We are struggling with tough budgets to creatively use the funds that come from the Federal Government.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. A couple of quick questions coming from the State of Connecticut, which has seen enormous infrastructure damage over the last couple of years due to extraordinary storms and circumstances.

A couple of quick questions coming from the State of Connecticut, which has seen enormous infrastructure damage over the last couple of years due to extraordinary storms and circumstances.

Their struggles and hard work to make it through the recession are about to pay off.

We need funding for research on the causes of gun violence, for mental health, and for States to upload their information to the national data system.

We need to get acting doing our jobs so the American people can get back to doing theirs.

Gun violence is costing lives in cities and towns across the country and it is a national crisis.

We can and should start with easy, smart cuts and revenue increases.

The American people are frustrated, and rightly so, with our punting responsibility to make these tough choices.

I want to emphasize the need for smart cuts to reduce the deficit while maintaining important investments in priorities that reflect our values as a country.

Last week, I organized leaders from across Connecticut in small business, labor, government, health care, and social services to hear from them about the impact of sequestration. My constituents were pleased to also brief our House…

I would like to thank the gentlelady from California for organizing this Special Order hour, and I want to thank you for your longtime leadership on the gun violence prevention issue; and to our friend and colleague Congresswoman McCarthy…

Thank you, Congressman Lujan. And I'd like to thank Chairman Whitfield for his leadership on this important issue and for bringing this bill to the floor so quickly this year. I rise as the proud sponsor of the Collinsville Renewable…

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