his campaign just directed the Republican Party platform to include the most restrictive constitutional amendment that would say to women that you would have no opportunity to make your own reproductive choices under any circumstances even…

I think that women need to know the dramatic difference between President Obama's position on a woman's right to her own reproductive choices as well as the Democratic Party's position and Mitt Romney and the Republican Party.

But guess what? The 'Los Angeles Times' reported yesterday that the platform was, and I quote, 'written at the direction of Romney's campaign'.

And now we have a Republican Party platform that was designed by Mitt Romney.

Mitt Romney is disingenuous when it comes to his position on a woman's right to make her own reproductive choices, and he's extreme and has embraced an extreme position.

women need to know the difference between the two parties and the two presidential candidates on a woman's right to make her own reproductive choices and that Mitt Romney can say that he's for an exception for rape or incest. His party…

Mitt Romney has fully embraced a policy... that includes a constitutional amendment banning all forms of abortion, including with no exception for rape or incest.

I think women need to know the dramatic difference between President Obama's position on a woman's right to make her own reproductive choices, as well as the Democratic Party position, and Mitt Romney and the Republican Party.

Actually, if Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan became president and vice president of the United States, they'd be able to end the Medicare guarantee, shred the health care safety net that Medicare has provided for more than 50 years, and turn…

Thank you so much, Madam president, Madam Chair. Wow, all on one plaque. That's impressive. I also, Madam President, have additional letters that were sent to my office for the book. So I'm the repository going forward, and so I will make…

Americans need to ask themselves, why does an American businessman need a Swiss bank account and secretive investments like that?

Well, I wish I were standing before you this morning to announce the Congressional Women's Softball team's second big victory. Unfortunately, I can't share that good news with you, but I can share the news with you that our bipartisan…

I thank the gentlelady for yielding. We are really excited. This is the fourth annual congressional women's softball game. We are the defending champions. We beat the Bad News Babes last year. We have expanded our team. We have the…

First let me just say how much I appreciate the opportunity to work with the chairman, and I appreciate his work both when we worked together in the leadership of the legislative branch appropriations subcommittee and also to express…

I yield to the gentleman from Alabama. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman will suspend. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 11, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $20,000,000) (increased…

Now that the amendment is formally before us, I yield to the gentleman from Alabama.

the government creates unintended consequences when it acts.

In spite of our strong reservations about this gift with no accountability at all to a private entity, Democrats, including me, voted for the Scripps bill.

Thank you so much for your commitment and for your leadership. It is really a privilege to fight side by side with you on behalf of our constituents in south Florida and on behalf of the values that matter so deeply to our community. For…

Thank you for joining us. Thank you so much. It is now my privilege--boy, it's hard to say enough good things about an incredible woman, a fighter, someone who has been a champion for the values that I know I was raised to believe in…

I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks on the topic of this Special Order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from…

Thank you so much, Congresswoman Lowey. Thank you for your leadership and your commitment as a Jewish American woman, and for blazing a trail. And thank you for acknowledging my daughter and son's bar and bat mitzvah.

It was the twins, yes, both of them, and it was a pretty incredible weekend. It was really amazing to, coincidentally, have the B'nai Mitzvah service and ceremony during Jewish American Heritage Month. Their birthday is May 15, and we had…

Thank you so much. Thank you, Congresswoman Davis. Thank you for your leadership and for sharing the stories of the important contributions that Jews in the San Diego community in America have made through the fabric of American history…

Thank you so much, and thank you for your service on the House committee on the Budget. We serve on that committee together, and you have represented your constituents well. I appreciate you honoring the contributions of Jewish Americans…