Leonard L. Boswell

Today I stand before the 112th Congress to recognize and honor Mr. Stanley E. Peterson for his 40 years of service to the United States as an officer in the United States Navy, and as a supervisor in the Federal Bureau of Investigation…

Let me be clear. The passage of this amendment will add protections for America's seniors to the bill. It will not, I repeat, it will not prevent the passage of the underlying bill. If it's adopted, the amendment will be incorporated in…

I have a motion to recommit at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the gentleman opposed to the bill? Mr BOSWELL. I am opposed to the bill in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 15-minute vote. The Chair will reduce to 5 minutes any electronic vote on the question of passage. The vote was taken by electronic device, and…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was 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. The vote was taken by…

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My motion to recommit will provide both parties with the opportunity to come together to save hundreds of millions of dollars, rein in Federal spending, and support America's seniors, America's troops, and America's…

I am opposed in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Boswell moves to recommit the bill H.R. 3010 to the Committee on the Judiciary with instructions to…

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. 3 Offered by Mr. Walz of Minnesota The Acting CHAIR…

How much time do I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Iowa has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 8, line 2, strike ``and''. Page 8, line 20, insert ``(except those designated parties described in…

Thank you very much, and I appreciate the discussion. Thank you, Mr. Andrews, for those very astute remarks that have applied to workers. My friend from Minnesota, Congressman, I recall we both have led troops, and I'm proud of you for…

I believe sometimes circumstances require us to re-evaluate priorities to deal with changing realities.

And so we decided to take it on. We were breaking our constitution in the State, and we took it on. And we worked with downtown, we worked with everybody across the State, and we came up with a solution and it's working. There's money in…

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. At the outset, let me say this amendment does not--repeat, does not-- kill the underlying bill. Mr. Speaker, our Nation has been hit by devastating and unprecedented flooding this past spring that has displaced and…

In its current form, I am. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. BOSWELL moves to recommit the bill, H.R. 1309, to the Committee on Financial Services with instructions to…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, this 15-minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by 5-minute votes on passage of the bill, if…

This is a very simple amendment. It clarifies that the Defense suicide prevention programs are a priority and should always remain a priority. I am not alone in my concern for the rates of suicide among our servicemembers in the active…

As you might expect, respectfully I rise in opposition to the point of order. In accordance with clause 2 of rule XXI, this amendment does not make a new appropriation; it does not re-appropriate unused funds; it does not restrict the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 122, line 10, strike ``Not'' and insert ``(a) Not''. Page 124, after line 7, insert the following: (b) It is the sense…

Pay to play, that is a pretty good little term, and I think it rings very true.

Programs in Title I of the farm bill, like ACRE, Livestock Indemnity, and other disaster assistance programs are critical to maintaining our food supply and its affordability.

We found, in our hearings across the country a month ago, what we need out there, available to our producers, is affordable, and viable crop insurance.

I rise to support the fair and necessary funding for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The CFTC acts as a Wall Street watchdog, overseeing American markets that directly impact our Nation's workers, businesses, and families…

First, I thought I would start off by acknowledging the efforts to have open rules and so on and by giving you a little praise, but you're doing enough to give yourselves praise, so I guess I won't have to do that today. Madam Speaker, I…

I appreciate the opportunity to speak on this. And, again, I want to say this amendment does not kill the bill. Republicans have put forth a bill that again forces our middle class and our working families to sacrifice, sacrifice, and…