John Yarmuth

I am one who is willing to sign on right now to Mr. Shimkus' idea of rewriting the Telecommunications Act.

I think it is negligent that we don't consider doing that.

I thank the gentlewoman. I yield once again to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Cohen).

As we wrap up this tribute to the life of Muhammad Ali, I just want to express what I know all of my colleagues would feel, and that is our outpouring of love and support for Lonnie, his wife of 25 years, his many children, and his…

I thank the gentlewoman. I yield again to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee) for a quick comment.

I thank the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Butterfield). Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Rush).

One of the great joys of representing Louisville in the House of Representatives is that I get to constantly claim that I represent Muhammad Ali and the home of Muhammad Ali. It has always been a source of pride not just to me, but to all…

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Maxine Waters).

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Butterfield).

I thank the gentlewoman. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Meeks).

I thank the gentleman, and since he referenced the poetry and the facts that Muhammad Ali is sometimes actually considered the godfather of rap, I would like to read one thing that he wrote. This is right after the Olympics in 1960: To…

As the designee of the gentleman from New Mexico (Mr. Ben Ray Lujan), 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 3, line 20, strike ``; or'' and…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, as I said on Wednesday during debate on the rule, the bill before us today is a vague solution in search of a nonexistent problem. While we all share concerns about the idea of broadband…

This is the final amendment to the bill, which will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage as amended. Ladies and gentlemen, today, April 15, is the deadline for…

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 Kentucky will be postponed. Amendment No. 3 Offered by Mr. McNerney The Acting CHAIR. It is…

First, in response to Chairman Walden--and I know that he shares my interest in creating effective disclosure of campaign contributions and ads--this amendment does not mandate any particular form of machine- readable information. It only…

I wish that the Rules Committee had made that amendment in order, but they didn't, so I will oppose the rule and urge my colleagues to do so.

I thank my colleague for yielding. I rise to oppose the rule on this legislation, not necessarily because this is a bad bill--I do think it is a vague solution in search of a nonexistent problem--but I oppose the rule for another reason…

It just seems to me such a cold-hearted approach to saying that these kids... have no alternatives for them that are reasonable.

Come November, it is estimated by some that there will have then spent somewhere in the neighborhood of $10 billion on political advertising in this cycle.

Thanks to all of you for being here today and for doing what you are doing to ensure that there is access to broadband throughout our country.

I was astonished that the chairman of the Budget Committee, for the first time in 40 years, did not allow the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to come to the Hill and present the administration's overall budget.

At its optimum efficiency, Congress moves at 10 miles an hour, and we have a world that is moving at 100 miles an hour.

That budget was so distasteful to the American people that his running mate in 2012, Mr. Romney, was forced to disavow it. We can make our own judgments, but we can't make our own judgments if we can't see and we don't let the American…

I thank my colleague for yielding time. This is my eighth year in service on the House Budget Committee. For the last 7 years, every year, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget has come to the House Budget Committee and has…