Mr. Speaker, I rise to bring up H.R. 377, the Paycheck Fairness Act, to jump-start the middle class, instead of this partisan lawsuit attacking the President. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair understands that the gentleman from Florida…

Mr. Speaker, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Justice Elena Kagan, our three women Justices stood unanimously against the Court's decision in the Hobby Lobby case. They sit on the highest court in the Nation, and by no…

Mr. Speaker, Harry Truman famously said that if you want a friend in Washington, get a dog, and I can tell you that many of our Nation's animal shelters and rescue groups would be more than happy to introduce you to a new friend. Between 5…

Mr. Speaker, in my home State of Massachusetts, and in many other States across the country, we are battling a crisis that is blind to income, race, gender, and politics. That crisis is opiate addiction. It is happening at a deadly rate…

Mr. Speaker, 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…

Mr. Speaker, 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…

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…

Mr. Speaker, 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…

Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 7, which effectively bans insurance coverage for family planning and allows the government to step between a woman and her doctor even when there are risks of serious medical complications. Madam…