As I said, there are currently 18 evidence-based home visiting models. Also, there is nothing added to the budget; no extra currency I am asking for. I would ask the sponsor of the bill what he would tell this woman from Passaic County…

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 5, strike lines 21 through 26. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 533, the gentleman from…

This amendment would strike the provision in the bill that would add increasing employment and earnings to the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program, or MIECHV, as it is generally referred to. I, obviously, share the…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New Jersey will be postponed. Amendment No. 3 Offered by Ms. DelBene The Acting CHAIR. It is…

We have a problem here. My record is very, very clear. I am providing assistance to any place in this country. In fact, my record is 100 percent. So I have some credibility to come to the floor to discuss this with my friend from Florida…

I thank the gentleman for yielding additional time. The bill provides tax relief to victims of Hurricane Sandy and puts in place permanent provisions for all disaster areas going forward. I am ready and waiting to debate these provisions…

I thank the gentleman for yielding additional time. The specific provisions Republican leadership put in from our bill include bigger-than-usual property casualty loss deductions, penalty- free retirement withdrawals. He may smile, but…

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 291, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $100,000,000) (increased by…

Hiding behind procedural shenanigans to dodge support for our Nation's law enforcement officers and then pontificating when you come to the floor, that doesn't settle right with me or a lot of other people. {time} 1515 You have done it…

I encourage my colleagues to look at it. So let's stop subsidizing companies that ship jobs overseas and start bringing jobs back to our shores. It doesn't get much simpler than that, Mr. Speaker. This is not a new idea. President Obama…

I thank the ranking member and spokesman for the other side. Before I give my remarks, I don't think this is an either/or proposition, Mr. Speaker. Some of the things that my friend from Alaska just talked about make sense. There is…

Because I listened very carefully, I hope that, while I am opposed to the rule, we are debating a bill, in my estimation, to reinforce negative stereotypes about the immigrants. I have listened to the response, perhaps, to that. Are you…