Thank you so much, not only for your words today, but for all your work that you do on behalf of women and children every day. I want to call now on one of the incredible advocates and leaders when it comes to making sure that our…

I thank you so much for your contributions-- continuing contributions--to the well-being of women and children. Yes, it's true that title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant also does things like combat preterm birth, teen…

One being the best of course. And you mentioned countries that we wouldn't necessarily expect would be better than the United States--Morocco, for example--and I'm sure there are a bunch of others. Yet the United States of America is 50th…

I want to underscore a pretty shocking statistic. You mentioned that the United States of America is 50th in infant mortality. Was that the statistic?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, for yielding to me for a very important hour. I want to begin with Elodie Michaud, this beautiful, beautiful baby and hope that everyone will think about Elodie as every child, as any child, as your child. Because…

That's why, because we all get into the numbers game, we talk about a billion here and a billion there, et cetera, and that's why I wanted to put up a picture of the beautiful Elodie Michaud, who happens to actually be the daughter of…

Well, you know, we have turned up a number of problems, but, one, it seems that the NECC was too close to the board and its members, and it seems like the board was more interested, maybe, in protecting pharmacists than in protecting…

I thank the gentleman so much for yielding and for pointing out how languishing in the House of Representatives are many pieces of legislation that have passed the United States Senate in a bipartisan way with a Democratic majority. Yet…

This is Constitution Week, when we celebrate our fundamental rights as Americans. Today, one of the most cherished rights, the right to vote, is under serious attack. Recent efforts to suppress voter participation are designed to silence…

It is vital that our Federal agencies have the authority to recruit and retain vital scientific talent.

the annual reporting requirement is something I think all of us certainly could easily agree with and should.

I just wanted to say we actually do have, proudly, have someone, head of the National Cancer Institute, that won a Nobel prize.