nobody should be allowed to profiteer at the expense of cancer victims or other patients who are in dire need of these lifesaving medications.

Given the impact that the ongoing drug shortage is having on patients and health care providers, this is exactly the type of issue this committee should be examining.

I have said this to you before. As I listen to your defense, and I do consider that defense, and rightfully so, I said to you and I begged you, do not mistake a comma for a period.

Addressing the housing crisis is the key to our economic recovery as a Nation.

I hope that you will keep that human element in mind.

I believe that we are mired in a culture of mediocrity, and nobody should be receiving million dollar bonuses by claiming it has.

I find it interesting how they keep working for us. I just don't understand it and I just wonder whether we underestimate what they have been doing.

I have regrets for the people who are being put out of their houses and need help.

Sometimes I wonder whether he even has the information available to understand how many Americans are drowning.

I just think that there is more we can do. I just believe it.

If I had made a million, I sure would know when I made it, that is for sure.

As the ranking member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, I'm pleased to join my colleagues in supporting H.R. 2079, a bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10 Main Street in East…

I am very pleased to join my colleagues in supporting H.R. 2422. Without a doubt, Sergeant Angel Mendez was a very courageous young man. He gave a lot for his country, and he certainly deserves this rich honor. The measure before us was…

I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from California and sponsor of the bill, Congressman Mike Thompson.

I yield 5 minutes to the sponsor of the companion bill, the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey).

I am pleased to join my colleagues in supporting H.R. 3004, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 260 California Drive in Yountville, California, as the Private First Class Alejandro R. Ruiz Post…

I object to the vote on the ground that a quorum is not present and make the point of order that a quorum is not present. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question will be postponed. The…

I urge the body to pass this legislation. I rise in strong support of S. 1412, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 462 Washington Street in Woburn, Massachusetts as the ``Officer John Maguire Post…

I want to thank the gentleman from Mississippi. Thank you for your leadership and thank you for your kind words. I'm truly amazed by what the Coast Guard is able to accomplish, particularly given the limits of its budget. But I remain the…

I appreciate the work of Chairman LoBiondo and Chairman Mica and, of course, our ranking member, Mr. Larsen, and the ranking member, Mr. Rahall. I appreciate the effort that they put into this Coast Guard reauthorization. I also appreciate…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I want to thank the chairman and our ranking member for the great work that they have done not only this time but over the years. As a member of the subcommittee, I have had an opportunity to--and…

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Maryland will be postponed. Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Thompson of Mississippi The CHAIR. It is…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 19, beginning on line 7, strike subsection (a) (and redesignate the succeeding subsections accordingly). The…

I'm hoping that amendment does pass because our Republican friends have constantly said that they want to do away with regulations that might impede the flow of commerce, and I think that my amendment is a step in that direction. I know…

I am very pleased to yield 4 minutes to the gentlewoman from Maryland, Ms. Donna Edwards.