Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for recognizing me, and I thank the gentleman from New York, my good friend. We have worked on several bills together, but the poison control bill is certainly one of those that…

I rise for the purpose of entering into a colloquy with my friend from Utah joining with me. Chairman Goodlatte, I want to thank you for your attention to the very serious problem of patent assertion entities, otherwise known as ``patent…

To that end, the Energy and Commerce subcommittee intends to proceed through regular order, as soon as it is practicable, to examine both the problem of vague patent demand letters and potential solutions the Federal Trade Commission could…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 237, noes 126, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 67, as follows: [Roll…

This is really about trust, and people like Andrea from Omaha feels like that trust has been violated. It has been broken. She was told that she could keep her policy, but then she received her letter saying you cannot keep your policy. A…

I want to thank the gentlemen from Virginia, Messrs. Moran and Wolf, for their effort, but also for personally coming up to me and asking me to be an early advocate of this very important bill. Like them, I have many constituents who are…

The evidence is very clear that ObamaCare is actually hurting people. In the last week, I've heard from several constituents like Mike, Jim, and Kathleen who told me that they recently received their notice that they no longer have their…

I yield myself as much time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 2052, the Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2013. Now, we recently saw the latest job numbers. While somewhat positive, the reality is that we…

Yes, I can assure you. I agree with the gentlelady that it should include both benefits and costs, as we have suggested. And I do want to state that I appreciate working with you. And you have shown great collegiality as well in our…

Having the right to close, I am going to reserve the balance of my time and allow them to finish their time, if they have any.

I withdraw my request for a recorded vote on amendment No. 24. The Acting CHAIR. The request for a recorded vote on amendment No. 24 is withdrawn, and the amendment stands adopted in accordance with the previous voice vote thereon…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 126, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $1,000,000,000)''. Page 134, after the…