David Loebsack

I thank my good friend and colleague from Illinois, who has been a real leader on this issue. Mr. Chairman, like Congresswoman Bustos, I rise in opposition to this amendment today. This amendment would harm our economy and would add…

At this time, I would like to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Austin Scott).

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Kansas will be postponed. Amendment No. 17 Offered by Mr. Lamborn The Acting CHAIR. It is…

I rise this evening in strong opposition to this amendment. Put simply, this amendment would cost taxpayers. It would not be in the best interests of our military readiness, and it is not supported by the Department of Defense. This…

I think it is important to raise the minimum wage to get more money in folks' pockets.

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of passage of the…

This is the final amendment to the bill, which will not kill the bill or send it back to the committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage, as amended. I regularly meet with seniors across Iowa, and far too…

I think they do deserve a better deal. And I think that is where unions come in.

The ACA is also helping strengthen employer-sponsored coverage for the more than 150 million workers and their families who get their health insurance through employment.

Because of the Affordable Care Act's ban on annual and lifetime limits, workers no longer face financial ruin if they confront a chronic or catastrophic illness.

Children can stay on their parent's plan until they are 26, including 5,400 young people in my district alone.

The Affordable Care Act paves the way for all Americans to have access to quality, affordable health care coverage for the first time.

The Affordable Care Act can pave the way for all Americans to have access to quality, affordable health coverage for the first time.

we have to have a balanced approach here and that we have to tread lightly and that we cannot cut these programs to the bone

I announce my intention to offer a motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 2642. The form of the motion is as follows: I move that the managers on the part of the House at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the House…

Today I rise to recognize the 48th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid. I grew up in poverty, and my grandmother often relied on Social Security survivor benefits to put food on the table. I know firsthand how important initiatives like…

I want to thank my friend from Oklahoma for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I am a proud cosponsor of this truly bipartisan amendment, as demonstrated by those who are speaking in favor of it tonight. I, too, voted against sequestration, and I…

I do appreciate the gentleman for yielding to me. I rise to actually speak about an issue that I think we should be addressing today and at this very moment. With student loan interest rates set to rise in only 5 short days, the time to…

I do thank the gentleman from Massachusetts for yielding. I would first like to voice my support for the gentleman's particular amendment, actually, that he has before us--and will later on today-- that restores the unfair SNAP cuts. I…

I want to thank the gentleman from Massachusetts for yielding. Mr. Speaker, while I very much appreciate all the work of Congressmen McKeon and Smith on this bill, I rise today because I strongly oppose allowing plans to significantly cut…

Thank you, my colleague Tom Latham from Iowa. This is my sixth year here in Congress. I'm just finishing it up, but this is only the third time that I've actually come to the floor to speak during Special Orders. That's how important it is…

I rise again to highlight an important issue to Iowa and the Nation, the wind production tax credit. It expires in a month and must be extended immediately. Inaction has already led to job losses in Iowa and threatens thousands more jobs…

I thank the gentleman from California for yielding, and I do rise in support of this bill. As we struggle to recover from the worst recession since the Great Depression, Congress must be good stewards of taxpayer funding and ensure that as…

I join my colleagues in the Senate to highlight an important issue to Iowa, the wind production tax credit. It expires this year, as has been mentioned, and must be extended immediately. Inaction has already led to job losses in Iowa and…

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 Iowa will be postponed. Amendment No. 8 Offered by Ms. Richardson The Acting CHAIR. It is…