Renee L. Ellmers

Thank you so much. I yield now to my very good friend from Alabama (Mrs. Roby), who is the mother of two, and she is wise beyond her years.

Thank you so much. I would now like to yield to the gentlelady from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito).

On rollcall No. 535, I inadvertently voted ``no'' when I intended to vote ``yes.'' Amendment Offered by Mr. Scalise The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from…

The Obama administration has moved our country backwards in terms of energy production. The de facto moratorium on offshore drilling is causing a significant decline in American energy production. When President Obama took office, these…

Thank you so much to my colleague from Washington, and thank you, Mr. Speaker, for allowing us tonight to come as Republican women to speak out to the American people. I came to Washington as one of the new freshmen here, and I am very…

Thank you, Dr. Roe. My comments are coming to you as a nurse in health care. And, Mr. Speaker, I know you understand the situation that we're discussing tonight as well. The situation at hand tonight, there are so many to choose from. We…

this is nothing more than a political move, I agree with my colleague Mr. Chabot, that this is politics at its worst, and this is nothing more than retaliation against the Supreme Court decision for Citizens United.

the hope with transparency is that transparency engenders more trust in the system and therefore increases competition

2 weeks ago on Saturday, April 16, North Carolina was struck with vicious tornadoes that caused unprecedented destruction and despair throughout the State and in my district. The loss of property will take years to rebuild, but the lives…

Thank you, my learned colleague from North Carolina. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the rule and the 2011 budget agreement that we have passed. We have already heard some of the aspects that this budget agreement addresses, and…

Thank you. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to thank my colleague and friend from New York and to point out the fact that, over the years, she has just been a tireless, dedicated supporter of women's issues, family issues, and of giving her…

Thank you so much, my esteemed colleague from Ohio. Your comments are so pertinent to today's fight. We are women. We are conservative women. As for those who have come before us, as you pointed out so eloquently, we don't know what they…

Today, I rise on behalf of the people of Garner, North Carolina. They are faced with a very difficult situation these days, one that is threatening, and it actually as we speak is basically shutting Garner down for business. As you can see…

And they look somewhere else. That is what is happening. This is why the people of Garner, North Carolina, are outraged. And rightly so. This is a situation which has been hanging for awhile. It needs to be addressed, and it needs to be…

It is the dwarf wedge mussel, and apparently that dwarf wedge mussel is found down in the wetlands of the lower area there, so they have avoided that area. And then there are some other wetlands there as well. Certainly there are ways we…

And the thing is, there is potential for that highway to go through there, but right now as we speak, the town of Garner is basically stuck. There is no growth. There is none whatsoever because any potential business, any potential job…

I think we've come to the point now where we do need to discuss that ObamaCare is not the answer. We have all discussed this over and over again. I would say that it's probably a good reason that I was elected because I ran on repealing…

I would like to expand on some of the points that you're making there. We're basically talking about the same issues, and we can see what an increase in costs this is going to be and how incredibly difficult it would be to put this in…

Thank you. I'd like to just contribute a little bit more on the overall burden that ObamaCare places on our States in covering patients on Medicaid. As we've seen, this has grown, especially with the recession and the undue costs to our…

Let's be reminded why we are here today. We are here because the leadership of the 111th Congress couldn't even pass a budget. However, my colleagues across the aisle did manage to pass this monstrosity with a closed rule and no debate…

Today we are debating amendments on a continuing resolution because the leadership of the 111th Congress failed to do one of their most basic jobs last year: Pass a budget to fund the Federal Government. Left without a budget to work with…

In all of my years in business, I can honestly say that I have never seen an administration so prepared to regulate nearly every ailment, either real or perceived. Nearly every segment of industry has been subjected to increased…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. He even stated that he wouldn't start his business. He further stated that he still may have to close his doors. Beyond existing businesses, regulations may prevent new firms and startups from entering the market…

I concur with my colleague, Mr. Abrams, that we should do our best to blow the winds of change to Tehran and Damascus.

I fear that the leaders of Iran are misreading our distraction on Egypt and are taking this as a moment of opportunity.