Today I rise to honor Marsha Giesler, an Illinois native and a recipient of the 2012 National Fire Protection Association's Fire and Life Safety Educator of the Year award. Marsha serves as the Downers Grove Fire Department public…

I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to voice my strong support for H.R. 6079, to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Whether it's dropped coverage, higher costs or lost jobs, the unintended…

So I really thank the gentleman, and I think that it took a lot of compromise on both sides of the aisle. But this agreement safeguards the things in all of the bills such as the suburban transit options and funds critical road and bridge…

I thank the chairman for giving me this time. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of this conference report and wish to address particularly title II, which would reauthorize for 5 years the National Flood Insurance Program, or NFIP. There…

Too often people in Washington forget that it's our small businesses that create jobs, not government. These men and women are doing the most important work to bring about economic recovery and growth. In fact, over the past 17 years…

I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, as I mentioned earlier, this bill is the 17th short-term extension of the National Flood Insurance Program. Our colleagues in the Senate have assured us that in June they will take up the…

I thank the gentleman. Both of the Members have been great in working with this. I know that Ms. Waters has been the ranking member for the committee in the past and has always worked on the flood insurance. I yield back the balance of my…

At this time, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Dold), a member of the committee.

I think we have just one more speaker. At this time, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Palazzo).

I thank the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Scott) for managing this bill and for all of his mention of how important this is. I also would again like to thank the gentlelady from California (Ms. Waters) for being a cosponsor. Mr. Speaker, I…

I thank the gentlelady for yielding. Madam Speaker, I am disappointed in this closed rule for VAWA. I am concerned that the bill, even with the changes made in the manager's amendment, doesn't reflect everything that we've learned over the…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in today in support of H.R. 3834, also known as the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act, or NITRD. This program provides critical support and…