Kathy Castor: “the extreme Tea Party ideology is so divorced from reality.”

They are going to score this for voting records. The majority has to do something and stand up for their Article I constitutional duty and say: We are going to protect Medicaid; We are not going to listen to billionaires; We are going to…

I rise to oppose this Republican charade and to stand up for my neighbors back home who deserve quality and affordable health coverage. That includes over half a million of my hardworking neighbors across the Tampa Bay area. Mr. Speaker…

This simply is not business as usual today. They bring a bill, H.R. 27, in an effort to paper over the crisis that is going on out there. Mr. Speaker, I just have to ask my Republican colleagues, because we have so few opportunities to do…

This is a real cry for help, and we need Republicans and Congress focused on Americans' pocketbooks, not trying to distract from the massive tax giveaway to billionaires and special interests. Mr. Pallone is absolutely right. They are out…