The Supreme Court's conservative majority has decided the very wealthiest Americans should now be allowed to have even more influence in politics to advance their personal or political or business agendas. The Court has allowed even more…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 5- minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by a 5-minute vote on the passage of the bill, if ordered. The…

I am opposed to it in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Shea-Porter moves to recommit the bill H.R. 3193 to the Committee on Financial Services with…

This is the final amendment to the bill and will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage, as amended. Mr. Speaker, just a few years after a financial meltdown that…

I am going to read a letter that I received from a constituent who is about to have her unemployment benefits cut. I quote: Now that I am laid off and older, I am having difficulty finding a job. I understand now I cannot get unemployment…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on the motion to table will be followed by a 5-minute vote on passage of the joint…

I am opposed. The SPEAKER. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Shea-Porter moves to recommit the joint resolution H.J. Res. 79 to the Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report the same…

Doesn't the bill before us set up a commission to examine deficit reduction? My motion to recommit would open up the entire Federal Government so that our taxpayers can receive the benefits they have already paid for, to recommit deals…

I wish to be heard on the point of order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from New Hampshire is recognized on the point of order.

It's very clear to The Wall Street Journal, it's clear to the Chamber of Commerce, it's clear to USA Today, and it's clear to the American public that the Republican right wing, the Tea Party, has shut down the government. Now I find out…

Many years ago, during the last shutdown, my husband was a Federal employee, and we were impacted. My husband used to leave the house every morning around 5:15, walk to the bus stop, like so many Federal employees, catch a bus at 5:30. And…

Here we are Friday afternoon. We have a lot of people around the country who are going home for the weekend, but expecting to go back to their workplace on Monday. Congress is not coming back until September. Did we get everything done…