I thank the gentleman. Madam Speaker, again, the gentleman says that I'm technically correct. I presume that means I'm correct. The bill that I'm asking to be brought to this floor to pass will not raise anybody's taxes. What the gentleman…

I thank the gentleman for his comments, Madam Speaker. I would just observe that the Senate bill that I was referring to doesn't raise taxes on anybody. In fact, what it does is ensures that no taxes will be raised on 98 percent of…

I thank the gentleman for his comments. I appreciate his observation with reference to a number of pieces of legislation that are pending, and as he mentions in his comments, the fiscal cliff, of course, is a concern, not only to us, but…

I thank the gentleman, and I thank the Speaker for her leadership on this issue. But I thank the gentleman for his assurance that he's focused on this and is going to work on it. I look forward to working with him on this bill, which I…

I thank my friend. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________

Lastly, let me ask you: Mr. Nadler has a resolution. I'm not sure if Mr. Grimm and Mr. King are on the resolution, but I presume they're on the resolution as well. It's a bipartisan resolution expressing condolences to those who were…

I don't know that I'm making myself clear: The Senate bill raises taxes on nobody. Nobody. The Senate bill simply says, for those making less than $200,000 individually, or $250,000 as a couple, they will not receive a tax increase. My…

I thank the gentlelady for yielding. I was in the cloakroom having some lunch, and I heard the gentlelady's comments. Most of us--a lot of us--went around this country listening to people as well as speaking on behalf of our respective…

I join my colleagues today from both sides of the aisle to stand with the people of Israel in support of their sovereign right to defend themselves against Hamas terror. Over the past year alone, Hamas has launched approximately 900…

President Bush came to us and said: The country's in trouble, at risk of going into depression. We need you to act. Who acted? The Democrats, in a bipartisan response to President Bush. Who walked away? Two-thirds of the Republican Party…

I thank the gentleman for his very cogent comments. I would remind him the Leader talked about that, and he's talked about it. Mr. Speaker, I think you will recall--George Bush, Republican President of the United States; Hank Paulson…

I thank the gentleman for his very compelling comments. I know that, Mr. Speaker, you've heard us speak and the Members have heard us speak, and one might say, well, these are Democrats speaking about the non-productivity and non-attention…