In my State, 1.3 million Floridians gained the coverage who did not have it before, the most in the country.

Clearly, because you probably do not think it is.

You clearly do not believe that health care is a right, not a privilege.

I think our constituents deserve better than to have their health coverage taken away with no plan for what comes next.

I wonder if it would surprise you to learn that 28 percent more Tennesseans gained coverage under the Affordable Care Act, that is 266,000 people in Tennessee who now have coverage which is a far sight better than the 28,000 you referenced…

There is no question that you were--an insurance company could drop people or deny them coverage--

Dr. Book clearly referenced in one of his responses that he supports returning to 'health underwriting' which was extremely dangerous and harmful and expensive.

As a mother, a breast cancer survivor, and a proud Floridian, I rise today in strong opposition to the majority's irresponsible efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The facts speak for themselves: 20 million Americans, including more…

As a member of Congress, I will not compromise information learned and discussed in a classified briefing. However, the FBI director must clarify for the American people the agency's policies for investigating and alerting those who were…

I thank the gentlewoman for her leadership and for joining me in pushing for us to reach the point that we have, where we now have not all the funding we need, but $1.1 billion to finally fight the Zika virus without also fighting the…

Reserving the right to object, although I do not intend to object, I am proud to be the sponsor of H. Res. 851, which expresses profound concern about the shameful and rampant corruption of President Maduro's government and the plight of…

The majority has even withheld a vote on the matter, refusing to rule in order Mr. Kildee's amendment, the Families of Flint Act. They have no conscience. If they did, they would allow a vote. Vote ``no,'' as I have said many times on this…

I thank the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Hastings)--who I concur is my very good friend--for his leadership on behalf of Florida and particularly in protecting our beloved Everglades. While I support the underlying bill because of the…

This is the final amendment to the bill, which will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage, as amended. S. 304, the Conscience Protection Act, is yet another extreme…

I am, in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Wasserman Schultz moves to recommit the bill, S. 304, to the Committee on Energy and Commerce with…

Colleagues, we stand before you as the congressional women's softball team. Our bipartisan team, which we are very proud of, has won the Congressional Women's Softball Game for the last 2 years in a row, and we are looking to three-peat…

I have tremendous respect for the gentleman from New Mexico and his concerns for the operation of the Office of Congressional Ethics. However, all that we would be doing here, if his amendment were to pass, is to send a $190,000 message to…

How much time do I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Florida has 3 minutes remaining.

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Florida is recognized for 5 minutes.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New Mexico will be postponed. Announcement by the Acting Chair The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to…

While I can appreciate the gentleman's concerns, he has listed a number of substantive differences of opinion with the way the Office of Congressional Ethics handles their work. This appropriations bill is not the appropriate place to…

I support the gentleman's amendment. This is a commonsense amendment which would prohibit funding in this bill from being used to pay contractors engaged in fraud or tax evasion. As the gentleman said, similar amendments have been adopted…

The Office of Congressional Ethics is crucial to ensuring accountability and transparency in this body. Any attempts to cut its budget would only serve to erode our constituents' trust and faith in Congress, which certainly has already…

I would point out that the gentleman from Georgia is absolutely correct. I did raise that concern, and I thought it was appropriate to raise the concern that the way the majority meant the term ``ObamaCare,'' as applied at the time, was…

Before we passed the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act in the 1960s and when we had the Jim Crow laws, which were an unfortunate stain on our history, there were plenty of people who said that the laws that were in place were…