Listen, I was happy to have it until I heard that the Republicans were responsible for all of the good things that are in this, and the Democrats were only responsible for the revenue side. Revenue is at about percent of gross domestic…

Section 203 in the Bipartisan Budget Act restricts access to the Social Security Administration's Death Master File (DMF). This provision requires the Secretary of Commerce to create a program to restrict access to the information…

I thank Mr. Van Hollen. I think the previous speaker forgot to mention the Bush tax cuts in 2001 and 2003, totaling $2.3 trillion. The war in Iraq was conveniently left out. The process of sequestration was ill-considered and the result is…

It is a pleasure for me to introduce Katherine M. Clark, with the always important reminder that there are fewer than 12,000 men and women who have had the honor in American history of taking this oath. This institution has been home to…

I want to thank Mike Capuano for organizing this event on behalf of Barry Sullivan. Barry Sullivan is a reminder of the men and women who serve this institution day in and day out to make sure that it runs as efficiently as it possibly…

So I guess the argument we have here is, why wouldn't we be trying to sand the edges of the ACA to make it work as opposed to this determination to make sure that it doesn't work?

I thank the gentlelady. Madam Speaker, this vote has been portrayed as an opportunity for new spending. The difficulty with that argument is that this is really an argument about paying our bills and for debts incurred. This vote tonight…

The job killer that we are threatening tonight has nothing to do with the medical device tax. It has to do with our giving up our responsibilities. The idea that we would threaten the full faith and credit of the United States is the issue…

It seemed to work better, by the way, than what we are experiencing here.

I think you have a good model there to build upon.

I mean, we could do perhaps proxy voting or Internet voting or early voting in anticipation of September.

On Tuesday, June 25, our colleague, Ed Markey, was elected to the United States Senate. Mr. Speaker, from the Adams family to the Kennedy family, Massachusetts has sent great talent to the United States Senate, and always a reminder that…