Rob Andrews

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 417, after line 7, insert the following (and conform the table of contents accordingly): SEC. 941…

I would like to commend the majority and the minority for working together for a robust process that we had, but I am concerned about two deficiencies in the process, one the gentlelady from Guam will speak to momentarily. I think it's…

Reclaiming my time, we did not do so because we couldn't get two Republican Senators to support it on the other side. We would have done it over here. Second thing; does the gentleman support stopping the spending of $110 billion a year to…

If the gentleman will further yield, it is my understanding and intent that there be no FY12 government funding for the F136 contractor.

Will the gentleman yield? Mr. McHENRY. I'm going to finish up here, my friend. Madam Chair, in this discussion, there are lots of questions but little substantive action--no policy proposals--to make sure that Medicare is there for the…

Does the gentleman favor permitting Medicare to negotiate the price of prescription drugs, the way the VA does, and save $25 billion a year? Mr. McHENRY. In reclaiming my time, I would ask, does the gentleman favor the Medicare part D…

My friend who just spoke asked us where the plan is to reduce the debt and deficit. If he is here, I would be happy to yield to him, but I would ask him to consider these ideas. {time} 1700 One, Medicare pays more than twice as much for a…

Does the gentleman support that idea? I yield to the gentleman from North Carolina. Mr. McHENRY. Why didn't the gentleman do it when he was in the majority? And I would be happy to yield back the balance of my time. Why is this not in…

I'll repeat it. We are spending about $110 billion a year to help finance the Government of Iraq and Afghanistan. I would rather see that $110 billion a year reduce our deficit. Would the gentleman support that? Mr. McHENRY. Does the…

Will the gentleman yield? Mr. McHENRY. I yield to the gentleman from New Jersey. Madam Chair, I would ask my colleague, where is his plan on entitlement reform?

I, frankly, do not. But reclaiming my time, I especially don't support paying the bills for Baghdad and Kabul that we could be using to reduce our deficit here at home. Third, we're going to spend at least $60 billion over the next 10…

Twenty-three nights ago, a focused and brave group of young Americans climbed into helicopters and focused on their mission. Over 3 weeks ago, a group of American leaders met in the Situation Room of the White House focused on their…

Members who are pro-life or pro-choice should oppose this bill because it does violence to the Constitution. This bill purports to say that through the Tax Code, we can favor or disfavor the exercise of constitutional rights. {time} 1440…

If a proposal were brought to the House floor that said the following, ``If an American makes a charitable contribution and takes a deduction on his income tax return, that we're going to disallow the charitable deduction if the group…

I know very well, Madam Speaker, that people feel passionately about the right to life and the right to choose, and this is the forum in which that debate ought to take place. But using the Internal Revenue Code to either punish or reward…

There is no question that the country has to reduce the deficit by restraining spending. That's why we favor having Medicare get the same deal on prescription drugs the VA does--which would save $24 billion a year. But there is a question…

We need to work together to change America, to stop borrowing so much money and jeopardizing the future of our country. We agree on that. But it's important that we understand that it's not the way to do that to end Medicare, and here is…

On the vote for H. Con. Res. 35 and H. Con. Res. 36, I am not recorded because I was absent. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' ____________________

Mr. Dicks has the right idea. What we ought to vote on today is a 1-week extension that's clean, that just gets that done and keeps everybody going in the government, including the military, and then we should resolve our differences. I…

As we meet this morning, the top priority of the American people continues to be the jobs crisis in our country. There are too many people out of work and too many people worried that they are next. Last week, the welcome news came that…

On rollcall No. 229 on a motion to adjourn, I am not recorded because I was absent. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.'' Mr. Speaker on rollcall No. 230 on ordering the previous question (H.R. 910), I am not recorded because I…

For those of us who've known John for a long time and who have loved and cherished him, this is a very tragic and difficult occasion. I hope that Shelley and his boys know, in the depths of their grief, the breadth of love and respect for…

Well, if the gentleman will yield, I would ask him if he would apply that definition to our people in the military.

I thank my friend, and I thank him for his passion. I thought I heard the gentleman say a minute ago that every job created in the public sector sucks away money that could create a private sector job. Did the gentleman say that?

I thank the gentlelady for yielding. I appreciate my friend. I would just, with all due respect, say it is not an instruction book; it's an owner's manual. And the owner's manual, the Constitution, says for a bill to become law, the House…