I thank the gentlelady. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to King amendment No. 266. It has been said that we are the sum total of our experiences, Mr. Chairman, and that is certainly true. My experience consists of growing up in a…

Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the amendment. As part of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission was charged with creating a publicly available, searchable database for complaints…

Mr. Speaker, I've come to the well today to talk about what I call the insensitivity of the Republican majority as they seek to cut important domestic spending that will affect low-income and working class families in America. Every Member…

Madam Speaker, my colleagues, the American people are watching. More than anything else, this Congress will be judged on what it does to help move this struggling economy forward. One of our most important and effective programs to assist…

Mr. Speaker, it is with great sadness that I rise today to pay tribute to a community giant, Mr. Dock M. Brown, a very special friend who passed away yesterday. As a lifelong resident of Weldon, North Carolina, Dock Brown was an undeniable…

Let me thank the ranking member for the time and certainly thank him for his leadership on our committee. Mr. Speaker, as we debate the Republican proposal to repeal health care reform, I hope--I truly hope--that the American people will…

Mr. Speaker, today we continue debate on the Republicans' most unfortunate effort to repeal health care reform that we passed during the last Congress. This repeal will increase the deficit by $230 billion. No one disagrees with that but…

Mr. Speaker, today we begin debate on the Republicans' unfortunate effort to repeal health care reform. I pray that this debate today is civil and that it is respectful. As you know, Mr. Speaker, and many of our colleagues know, I served…

Madam Speaker, I have come to the well today, not to make a long speech, for my colleagues have spoken so well, but to extend the heartfelt tribute to the affected families on behalf of the people of the first district of North Carolina…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to the rule. Madam Speaker, after Democrats took a shellacking on November 2, I concluded then and now that it was because of the fragile economy and because they…

Mr. Speaker, I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Strike ``be censured;'' and insert ``be reprimanded and'', strike paragraphs (2) and (3), and…