I have no further requests for time. At this point, I would urge the passage of the legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I now yield 4 minutes to the sponsor of the legislation, the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Capps).

Today marks the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Ultimately decisions about whether to choose adoption, end a pregnancy, or raise a child must be left to a woman, her family, and her faith, with the counsel of her doctor or health care…

I have no additional colleagues to speak, and I would simply urge Members to join me in supporting passage of H.R. 307 and hope that our Senate colleagues will move forward on the bill's passage so we can get the bill to the President's…

I now would like to yield 3 minutes to another sponsor of the legislation, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Green).

I would like to include for the Record a joint letter from four public health organizations: the American Public Health Association, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, the National Association of County and City…

I urge my colleagues to adopt the entire package today for Sandy relief. My district was devastated by the hurricane. We really are in need of this funding in order to rebuild, and we shouldn't have to delay anymore. It's, I think, into…

I want to respond to my Republican colleague who just spoke. I respect him tremendously, but I want him and everyone to understand that this really is emergency relief that we're talking about, and I want to give you some examples from my…

I want to thank my colleague from New York. Madam Speaker, this action by the House Republican leadership is too little and too late. I have to say I'm still very upset--and I think it was deplorable--that the Speaker did not bring this…

Let me thank Mr. King, my colleague from New York, for his remarks. I really appreciate what he said--that this is not a Republican or Democratic issue. It shouldn't be politicized. Natural disasters and responding to them are what I've…

Let me lend my voice to those who previously spoke, particularly Mr. Hoyer. My district was devastated by the storm. I have thousands of people who do not have homes, who are living in temporary circumstances. I have municipalities that…

If we fail to act on the remaining day of the 112th Congress, this Congress will be remembered as one which ignored the will of the people. If we fail to act, a typical middle class family of four would see its taxes rise by $2,200…