I am very concerned that we are holding this hearing today to discuss H.R. 371, legislation that would facilitate the purchase of insurance coverage across state lines.

If we allow the purchase of insurance policies across state lines, why wouldn't employers look to purchase insurance on the basis of the least cost to them and not on the basis of whether it will adequately provide coverage or payments to…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I believe my friends on the other side of the aisle think that, if they repeat something again and again, people will begin to believe it. The fact of the matter is the Hyde Amendment already prohibits…

I am not against nuclear power, but I think that is an antiquated plant located near New York City.

I really believe that this plant should be shut down. I really do, and so most of the members of Congress that have districts right across from the plant.

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Chairman, as Ronald Reagan used to say, ``There you go again.'' My Republican friends want to repeal the 20th century. They want to use the budget deficit to kill and destroy every program they have hated all…

About a year ago, the United Nations passed the infamous Goldstone Report. Thankfully, this Congress on the floor of the House had a debate, and we rejected the Goldstone Report. Well, guess what happened last week? Judge Goldstone said…

I thank the gentleman, and I rise in strong support of the Garrett-Himes-Andrews-Engel amendment. This amendment will require the Federal Aviation Administration to study alternatives for the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia airspace…

CBO's net score for the Medicare Modernization Act was $394 billion, which included nearly $410 billion in new spending for the prescription drug benefit.

In the same way when a baseball player hits a homer, it both adds one run to this team's score and also improves his batting average.

I am proud to represent the entire city of Mount Vernon, New York, and today I rise to congratulate the Mount Vernon Knights high school basketball team for winning the New York State Federation Tournament of Champions, Class AA. They beat…

The Affordable Care Act makes health care affordable for the middle class and has halted a steady rise in health costs.

My Republican friends seem to be saying do as I say, not as I do.

These actions will not save money, it will simply abdicate responsibility and shift costs to State providers and beneficiaries.

When Republicans passed the Medicare Modernization Act in 2003, they did not offset its costs.

They had 6 years of control of the House, Senate and White House and provided no leadership on this issue.

I have been a supporter of Kosovo independence for the 22 years I have been in Congress.

Attacking anybody's religious institutions is abhorrent and should be condemned by everybody.

I frankly am happy. I hope that these talks will eventually be a basis where the two countries can reconcile.

It is important that we play a leading role in any talks between Serbia and Kosovo and that we work with our friends in the EU to ensure that Kosovo has a future which will allow integration into the key Euro-Atlantic structures.

I think if the United States is not involved--I am not so sure we saw in Bosnia years ago, and then in Kosovo in 1999, when the United States didn't get involved, things tended not to go right.

I thought that the sooner NATO did that, the better because in X amount of years you don't know, with Russia, whether it would be possible.

I firmly believe that without the strong United States presence in Europe, we can't always count on everyone, without us, to do the right thing.

I would like to see Kosovo admitted to the EU and admitted, of course, to the U.N.

I have been very much chagrined because for the past 2 years the Palestinian leadership has refused to enter into direct talks with Israel.