G. K. Butterfield

I thank the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pallone). Mr. Speaker, this is a good day for medical providers and for our seniors. This is also a good day for the House of Representatives. This is bipartisanship at its best. With the passage…

We acknowledge the need for small business and diversity.

I am the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus.

The Congressional Black Caucus has a long history of submitting fiscally sound and morally responsible budget alternatives that emphasize our commitment to eradicating poverty in America. The budget, which is endorsed by groups such as the…

Even now many remain uninsured because the Governor and the General Assembly have been unwilling to expand the Medicaid Program.

this is a big deal back at home. 340B is critical to the communities that I represent in eastern North Carolina and it its importance cannot be overstated.

Thank you very much, Congresswoman Kelly. Thank you for your leadership, and thank you for what you mean to the Congressional Black Caucus. The Congressional Black Caucus is now the largest caucus in our history. We are very proud to…

I want to thank Ms. Kelly for her leadership and for yielding me this time as a representative of the 46 men and women comprising the Congressional Black Caucus. Mr. Payne, I want to thank you for all you do for our caucus and what you…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. The Congressional Black Caucus is delighted to come to the floor this evening to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. At the end of slavery, Mr. Speaker, in 1865, which was 150…

I rise with Congressman Price to recognize the head coach of Duke University men's basketball team on becoming the winningest Division I men's basketball coach in our Nation's history. Coach Mike Krzyzewski's 1,000th career victory came…

Finding innovative ways to improve access to care in rural communities, particularly ones like mine in eastern North Carolina, can mean the difference between life and death.

Seniors in my district, including more low-income individuals and many African-American citizens, do not know if they will be able to see the same doctor next year.

So the cost of raising it by 2 years is insignificant in the scheme of things?

I am happy, very happy, that there is a bipartisan agreement, as it appears, that is pursuing a permanent fix to the SGR as the most prudent way to go forward.

Several states have proposed regulations, and that I worry, if enacted, would cause significant disruption to the Nation's food supply.

Access to safe and affordable food is very important to every consumer in America.

I thank Congressman Welch for yielding time. Let me also thank Chairman Issa and Ranking Member Cummings for bringing my bill to the floor today. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 5142, a bill that I introduced that will…

We only have 24 legislative days left in the 113th Congress, yet the Republican majority has failed to pass any meaningful legislation. The last 2 years have been wasted with partisan rhetoric and legislative initiatives that amount to…

First, I want to thank you, Mr. Lowenthal, for those kind words and thank you for your leadership. Thank you for yielding time today and for working very hard to bring this important resolution to the House floor. I also appreciate the…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise to oppose the resolution authorizing the Speaker to bring a legislative branch lawsuit against the President. Never before in the history of the Congress has there been…

With the stroke of a pen 49 years ago today, several weeks after I finished high school, then-President Lyndon Johnson signed into law two of the largest and most important health-related programs the country had ever seen, Medicare and…

Parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Speaker. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman is recognized for a parliamentary inquiry.

Hasn't it been the tradition of this House that the Speaker yields to Members who want to make unanimous consent requests during the course of debate? The SPEAKER pro tempore. On the pending resolution, all time has been yielded for the…

As many of my colleagues know, I spent 30 years in a courtroom, one-half of those as a judge, including 2 years on the North Carolina Supreme Court. I have taken particular interest in House Resolution 676, and I have spent considerable…

I want to commend you, Mr. Chairman, for the subject for the hearing today, 21st century technology for 21st century cures.