That is why, of course, we were very much alarmed when this committee voted to cut 80 billion out of funding to the IRS.

I mistakenly voted ``nay'' on Motion to Recommit H.R. 485, rollcall Vote 39. I intended to vote ``yea.'' Additionally, I regrettably missed recording my vote On Passage of H.R. 485, rollcall Vote 40. Had I recorded my vote, I would have…

I think it underscores what Martin Luther King would say is the fierce urgency of now and acting upon this.

I come to the floor today to talk about America's number one antipoverty program for the elderly and the number one antipoverty program for children. That program is Social Security, our Nation's number one insurance plan. Currently, it is…

I think it is vitally important that Members understand what is being proposed and how it totally relies on no Member of this body other than the select few, Mr. Speaker, who will be chosen. The commission is comprised of 16 individuals, 4…

As we sit here currently, the Budget Committee is undertaking a matter of grave concern. I include in the Record letters from both the AFGE and the AFL-CIO with respect to the establishment of the so-called fiscal commission. January 12…

We are here this afternoon to discuss America's number one antipoverty program for the elderly and the number one antipoverty program for children. It is Social Security. I commend my colleague from the Ways and Means Committee, Mr. Moore…

I again want to point out that both Ms. Sanchez and Ms. Moore, who will be speaking next, understand completely that Social Security is an earned benefit. It is often referred to on the other side as an entitlement. It is hardly an…

There is no person on the committee who has fought harder for the repeal of WEP and GPO and who understands the significance and impact that Social Security has on so many of her constituents and constituents all across this country than…

I thank Representative Moore. The gentleman from Pennsylvania has done just an incredible job on the Ways and Means Committee, again advocating on a regular basis, especially for the more than 5 million fellow Americans who get below…

Yes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair cannot accept a motion to extend time, but Members may ask unanimous consent to address the House for 1 minute.

I thank the gentleman for his remarks, and I yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. Lieu).

First I would appeal to your great instincts and patience and thank you for this hour, but we actually have colleagues, at least four, that are here. Over 30 showed up. Would it be possible to yield them a minute apiece? I would make a…

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Connecticut has 20 minutes remaining.

For 40 percent of all Americans on Social Security the only benefit that they receive is Social Security, and that is why the gentleman's point is so well taken. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Nevada (Ms. Titus).

We have 20 minutes remaining, and we have about 12 people who are sitting here, so I hope our colleagues are mindful of that. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee), who has more than 98,000 Social Security…

I thank the gentleman from Nevada. When he spoke, I was reminded of John Lewis, our fellow colleague on the Ways and Means Committee, who said that, in fact, Social Security is the civil rights movement. I yield to the gentlewoman from…

I thank the gentlewoman from Massachusetts. I yield to the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Courtney). Together, we have gone across the State of Connecticut as we have talked about Social Security and its importance and significance…

I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania. I, again, thank the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, Social Security Works, the Alliance for Retired Americans, the NAACP, the AFL-CIO, and AARP, which came out most…

I thank the gentleman from Connecticut. I yield to the gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Kaptur), the female dean of the United States Congress, who has more than 143,000 Social Security recipients in her district and has been a tireless fighter…

I thank the gentlewoman for her continued input and support over the last several decades. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Cartwright), who has been key as an original cosponsor of the Social Security 2100 Act…

I urge the committee to recognize that the agreement between USACE and the MDC has run its course and to end this contract.

I rise this morning to welcome everyone back to Congress, where hopefully we will get something done. There was an ominous note sent by the Speaker earlier in a press conference that there will be an impeachment proceeding, an inquiry. I…

I actually thought we were in a committee hearing in the United States Congress actually discussing, in the committee of cognizance, tax policy.

I didn't think we were going back to isolationism, but apparently that is the new road that we are setting out on.