Elijah Lewis: “I say to my friend and my brother, the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Watt), I think it is so fitting and…”

Mr. Speaker, like any other great and necessary journey, the journey to improve Medicare must start with a first step. Although we can and must do more, this bill is that first step. I want to just mention the pulmonary rehabilitation…

Do we want to be responsible for stabbing the Voting Rights Act in the heart? We must defeat with all that we have, with all of our power, with all of our votes the Westmoreland amendment.

The President wants to blame the Democrats for the economic mess he's made. He is the one who wants to sweep our problems under the rug. He should be ashamed of himself. When he came into office, the previous administration had created…

Today we must override the President's veto because it is the right thing to do for our children. We have a mission, an obligation, and a mandate to provide health insurance for all of the children and override the President's veto. We can…