Mr. Speaker, Republican extremists have put the Federal Government on the brink of a shutdown in less than 3 days. On yesterday, the Senate sent over a resolution that funds the government through November 15 using the sequester level of…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to insert into the Congressional Record the story of Stephanie, a mother from Roanoke, Virginia, a face of hunger in America. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman…

Thank you very much, Mr. McGovern, for yielding time. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Collins) who just spoke, has finally acknowledged what so many other Republicans refuse to acknowledge: that they have made a political…

It is frustrating to me when they were talking about, you know, fingerprinting.

Thank you, Mr. Waxman, for yielding time, and thank you for your extraordinary leadership.

One-hundred and thirty thousand seniors are now eligible for Medicare preventative services, 41,000 children can no longer be denied coverage based on pre-existing conditions.

What you are hearing today is folks who don't like the law, and that is OK. They didn't vote for it, but they are trying to keep it from actually working.

I would be offended if I had to ask my insurance agent, by the way, do you have a background check.

Thank you very much, Mr. Pallone, for yielding time this morning, and thank you for your extraordinary leadership on our committee and for giving affordable health care to every American. Madam Speaker, I rise this morning to oppose H.R…

I believe you will come back empty-handed.

I am absolutely outraged that the chairmen of the full committee and Subcommittees on Health and Oversight as well as other Republican members of this committee sent a 3-page investigatory letter to 51 grant recipients demanding that they…