22 years ago, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor stated: The ability of women to participate equally in the economic and social life of the Nation has been facilitated by their ability to control their reproductive lives. Over the past week, that…

Today, as a country, we face many economic challenges: income disparity, stagnant wages, and an alarming rise of children living in poverty. Luckily, all available research points to a solution. High-quality early childhood education and…

I wondered if you could tell me a little bit about your thinking behind that and what some of the alternatives for those programs might be.

I was very heartened in your testimony when you mentioned your commitment really to keeping the United States as a global leader in high-performance computing.

Thank you, Mr. Pocan, for your leadership on this critical issue. I also want to thank the gentleman from Illinois for all he has done to try and bring this vote to the floor. A majority of Americans support renewing unemployment…

A few weeks ago, I stood here to advocate for better economic policies for women because what this Congress takes up week after week doesn't reflect the priorities of the women I talk to at home. When I talk to the women in my district…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of passage. The vote…

This is the final amendment to the bill. This amendment will not kill the bill; and should it pass, the House will immediately take up the bill, as amended. Mr. Speaker, having just been sworn in a month ago, may I first say, it is an…

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Leader Pelosi, Congressman Neal, the Massachusetts delegation, and all of you for this very warm welcome. Thank you to my family and friends who are here with me today: my husband, Rodney, and my three sons…