Yes, I do, Mr. Speaker. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman is recognized to speak on the point of order.

Last week the health insurance marketplace opened, giving millions access to quality health care. Since then, there has been too much focus on the small hiccups that are to be expected when any large program is implemented. Yesterday, I…

It has been 2 days since an extreme few in Congress put politics ahead of country and allowed a government shutdown. It's shameful that some will allow ideological tantrums to take the place of civility and a real legislative agenda. This…

This month, America celebrates the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington where men and women of all backgrounds rallied for the cause of jobs and freedom. The march proved instrumental in advancing civil rights in America…

Today I rise to honor the many mom-and-pop shops and small businesses across the country as we celebrate National Small Business Week. I know firsthand the difference that small businesses make in our communities. Almost 70 years ago, my…

Thank you for your leadership, Congressman Jeffries. This weekend, three students very close to me celebrated their college graduations: Brace Clement at the University of Wisconsin, Amelia Lumpkin at Davidson College, and Whitney Horn at…

By now you've all heard of the terrible shooting that took place on Sunday during the Mother's Day parade in New Orleans. Like all Americans, I was saddened to once again see a joyous public event marred by gun violence. Yet, as the…

On rollcall No. 141 I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.'' The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the…

Thank you so very much. It is truly an honor to be standing here and humbling to have been chosen to represent the families of the Second Congressional District. I thank the entire Illinois delegation for their support and advice. I would…

I urge Congress in the strongest possible terms to allocate the D Block directly to public safety.

Thanks to the leadership of Senator Rockefeller, Congressman King, Senator Hutchison, and so many other Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle, we are closer than ever to providing our nation's first responders with the tool that…

Given the technology that is available and the complexity of the threat that we face, this is unacceptable.

the more we can do to deny would-be terrorists access to these weapons, the safer we will all be.

Well, any free society is going to be vulnerable. There is no question about it that we are vulnerable.

I sit in a building that is five blocks away from the World Trade Center.

We have seen a change from the patterns that have developed with Mumbai and Lahore.

It is our collective responsibility to learn from events like those that took place in Mumbai.

We also expect to be able to pay back the TARP funds hopefully within 3 years and hopefully gain even sooner than that.