I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the gentleman's suggestion that this legislation should be amended to revive the TANF Supplemental Grants program. TANF supplemental grants expired in June 2011 in…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise today in support of H.R. 2943, legislation to temporarily extend the authorization of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and related programs. Since it replaced the New…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1194) to renew the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to approve demonstration projects designed to test innovative strategies in State child welfare…

I continue to reserve the balance of my time, Mr. Speaker. Mr. McDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, in conclusion, I simply want to say again ``thank you'' to my colleague from Kentucky. This working relationship on behalf of children is one that has…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise tonight in support of H.R. 1194, a bill to extend the child welfare waiver authority for States. This bill will allow States to test innovative approaches to improve the way we…

I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on the subject of the bill under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection…

Mr. Speaker, I am grateful again to acknowledge my colleague Mr. McDermott and his many years of work on this issue. The staff in both the majority and minority on the subcommittee have worked very hard through time on this issue to bring…

I thank you, Judge Carter. The real question when it comes down to Presidential support of this, Presidents regardless of party don't tend to want to relinquish party, but I think from a constitutional prerogative there is so much…

I think it's more the ``reins'' you use in Texas to pull back on that bull or that horse that's getting away. It's appropriate to Kentucky, too, with our equine culture as well. I appreciate the gentleman for yielding. To your point, when…

I thank the gentleman. And just your point on being responsible. One thing that I would share along these lines is that one of the jobs that all Members of Congress have is to explain to their constituents what is happening in Washington…

Mr. Speaker, I would just like to point out the louder one yells and the more one says it, as I told my children when they were little, doesn't make it true or correct. I think that we need to get down to the facts in this matter. Saying…