Poverty is all around us, Mr. Horsford, whether it's in my district or in your district or in any of my colleagues' districts. Poverty is persistent, and it's all across America. It's within the shadows of this Capitol. When I drive home…

As we have no further speakers either, Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, at this time, I yield such time as she may consume to the gentlelady from New York (Ms. Slaughter).

I thank the gentlelady for yielding time, and I thank her for her leadership on this issue and here in the Congress. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to the rule for H.R. 1911. I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this rule to…

The House Labor HHS Appropriations Subcommittee has proposed an 18 percent cut.

Did I understand you to say that it is had a $168 million impact on your agency?

The Affordable Care Act has provided young adults with access to health insurance through their parents' plans, and that is a good thing.

Funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration--and we call it SAMHSA--has helped my State enormously.

I want to associate myself with each word that she uttered a few minutes ago. She is exactly correct.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to the deep cuts once again being proposed by Republicans to the SNAP program in the House farm bill. In July 2012, the House Agriculture Committee reported a bipartisan farm bill that included $16…

Madam Speaker, sequestration--we must repeal the sequester now. Americans have lived under these budget cuts for over 2 months, and one thing is clear: sequestration is hurting Americans; it is hurting constituents in your district and in…