This fall we will walk to voting booths in every community across this Nation to elect our leaders. Our right to vote is one of many rights guaranteed by our Constitution. Yet every election cycle, millions of young Americans fail to…

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I will be brief.

Any death or injury is one too many. And, therefore, I look forward to learning today what more can be done to reduce these numbers.

the Majority is continuing its senseless attack--and I do consider it an attack--on Amtrak.

This claim, of course, is unfounded, and seems particularly bizarre, given that Amtrak is engaged by contract with only a few of the more than 25 commuter rail systems in operation in the United States.

Let me be clear that I agree with Ms. Brown and with my other colleagues on this side of the aisle.

As one who rose up from poverty to the Congress of the United States of America, I know that this Country, we can do anything we try hard enough to do.

They are not collateral damage; they are our people. They are Americans. That is an amazing accomplishment that our Nation should be proud of.

The Affordable Care Act is a landmark achievement that will save huge sums of money for our Nation, while extending health insurance coverage to millions of people.

I really want to see this law implemented to its fullest degree, because I know that right now, right this second, there are people watching us.

I have said it to my constituents and I have said it to my family, the 30 years that I have been in public life there is nothing that I have done, no vote that I have cast, that I am more proud of than the Affordable Care Act, and the…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 245, noes 172, not voting 14, as follows: [Roll No. 536] AYES--245 Adams…

I hope that the body will vote against this amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. McKINLEY. Madam Chairwoman, I just encourage my colleagues to support this amendment and, once it's adopted, to support the piece of…

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 Florida will be postponed. {time} 2120 Amendment No. 21 Offered by Mrs. Maloney The Acting…

How much do I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland has 1 minute remaining.

I support the amendment offered by Mr. Connolly. The congressional waiver provision in this underlying bill is a farce. It requires the President to ask Congress its permission to issue a regulation and then wait for both Houses of…

May I inquire as to whether or not the gentleman has other speakers?

May I ask how much time is remaining? The Acting CHAIR (Mr. LaTourette). The gentleman from Maryland has 3\1/2\ minutes remaining.

May I inquire how much time remains on each side? The CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland has 22 minutes remaining. The gentleman from California has 17 minutes remaining.

I just want to clear up something. It has been said that this would affect matters that would likely have an annual cost to the economy of over $100,000 or more, in other words, those that would be subject to the bill. But the piece that…

After hearing the arguments of the other side, I'm going to rest on what I've already said. I think I've made it abundantly clear why this is not an appropriate amendment. With that, I hope that the House will vote against it. I yield back…

On first read, Madam Chair, this amendment may sound like a good idea. However, it's true effect would be to put the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy in charge of deciding whether any agency in the entire executive…

When we had the SEC come before our committee, I made it very clear that I thought more could have been done with regard to Madoff, and I think it was extremely unfortunate what happened. But, again, that does not mean that we shouldn't…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Chairman, Federal securities law requires financial disclosures by public companies for the benefit of shareholders and investors. The Securities and Exchange Commission provides detailed…

Let me be clear, the SEC has the responsibility to disclose the information that investors need, and this is one of those areas. We want to protect investors with everything we have. I think this amendment flies in the face of that, and I…