I welcome Christilene Whalen, a member of the United States Navy Chaplain Corps. She led us in prayer today. She serves at the Naval Air Station in Patuxent River in Maryland, where she ministers to sailors, military families, and, I might…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I rise in support of this legislation. First, let me say that there were two messages that came from this election, in my opinion--maybe others as well, but certainly these two. One, we need to grow…

I thank the gentleman very much for yielding. Let me say to my friend, if he heard what I had said--I know he was listening, and I thank him for that--he and I both know revenue bills must initiate in this House. So if the Senate is to…

I thank the chairman for yielding. I want to congratulate the chairman, as the Speaker did, for a lifetime of dedication to children, to education, and to health care. He has been a giant in all three of those activities and, in fact…

Ike Skelton is my brother. He and I are both Sigma Chi's. There's a lot of misinformation and misapprehension about fraternities and sororities. Sigma Chi was founded by seven individuals, one of whom was a gentleman named Jordan, and the…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Ladies and gentlemen, we all want to pursue the legislative process. One of the things that has undermined the legislative process in this House perhaps on both sides is the ``gotcha'' amendments. This…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in strong support of this legislation. This legislation is years late in passing. The injustices that it addresses are long term in being. Today the House has an opportunity to bring an end to two…

I rise for a sad occasion, but an appropriate occasion. I rise to pay tribute to two proud natives of Maryland who lost their lives in Afghanistan this fall, Navy Lieutenant Brendan Looney of Owings and Marine Lance Corporal Terry…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I want to join particularly with my friend Frank Wolf, who is my good friend. We work very closely together. Owen Pickett was the kind of Member that brought real respect to this institution. He worked…

I thank the chairman for his generous remarks. More importantly, however, I thank him for his very hard, focused, untiring work on making sure that, for the first time since 2004, we pass an authorization bill for intelligence. I want to…

I thank the gentlelady for her question. Clearly, this is, as the gentlelady points out, a very serious matter of great concern. And I want to say that we will join with the lady and with all of those who represent the region on both sides…

I thank the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, Mr. Levin, for yielding. Mr. Levin has been one of our hardest workers and leaders in the effort to make sure that American business can succeed and expand and create good-paying jobs…