Kathy Castor

May I please inquire how much time is left on each side. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Florida has 8\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentlewoman from Tennessee has 11\1/4\ minutes remaining.

I will reiterate again, there is no evidence whatsoever of any wrongdoing, and I maintain that this is a distraction from the Republican's fundamental failure to pass a budget 5 legislative days before a government shutdown. Madam Speaker…

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has established that not all services currently provided by Planned Parenthood could be furnished by other health clinics and medical practitioners if Planned Parenthood were defunded. A George…

While the investigation may be ongoing, there have been no cases of born alive. The one case from some time ago, a doctor is in prison for that. This simply is not accurate. Now, what we know from ongoing investigations here currently is…

Again, the videos keep being referenced here on the floor. I want Members to understand, I want the American public to understand that the first four short videos released on YouTube have 40 separate splices and edits that remove crucial…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 241, noes 187, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 5, as follows…

But make no mistake about it, this is also an insult to women and families all across America.

It is beneath the dignity of this committee. It undermines the important work we do to ensure women's health care.

I am very disappointed in this committee, Mr. Chairman, very disappointed, because this committee is party to lies, a smear campaign on Planned Parenthood, doctored videos.

the lives of millions of American women are being put at stake at this: 4.2 million visits to Planned Parenthood centers last year, not for abortions, for mammogram, for cervical cancer screening, for well-women screening, 4.2 million…

It was reported in the Christian Post. It was reported in The Hill. It was reported in other publications.

But as currently drafted, children and other individuals may be affected by the change.

Like many of the other members, I am very concerned with the unintended consequences of H.R. 2339.

In Florida, consumers are still quite angry over--due to the fact that they are on the hook for repairs and closeout to the Crystal River nuclear plant.

Regarding the DoD review of the Dugway incident and the science surrounding inactivation protocols, the DoD review concluded that one of the root causes of the Dugway incident was scientific uncertainty about the process of inactivating…

So is the DoD reviewing all of its protocols and procedures to ensure that there are not similar gaps in the scientific literature for the inactivation of other dangerous toxins and pathogens?

My amendment requires the owners and operators of coal ash ponds to immediately clean up pollution from spills or disasters that involve their coal ash waste. The underlying bill inexplicably did not contain such a requirement. I know that…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 14, strike lines 3 through 21. Page 14, line 22, through page 16, line 10, redesignate subclauses (V) and…

The Affordable Care Act has brought some significant reforms to Part D.

I think it is an important time for us to take a hard look at Medicare Part D.

9.4 million seniors and people with disabilities have saved over $15 billion on their prescription drugs.

I am a cosponsor of the bill, along with my colleague Mr. Guthrie.

This bill is an industry-driven bill that will give concrete masonry businesses the opportunity to decide.

I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member Schakowsky for holding this hearing today.

I thank my friend, the gentleman from Massachusetts, for yielding the time. Mr. Speaker, I rise to support the rule and in strong support of the 21st Century Cures bill that was voted unanimously, in a bipartisan fashion, out of my Energy…