Mr. Chairman, let me first just thank the chairman and the ranking member for their tremendous effort in connection with this bill. As well, I thank the chairman for his distinguished service and work as it relates to the issue of gun…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 53, line 22, after the period insert: ``Provided further, That no less than $5,000,000 is allocated to…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the distinguished gentleman from Nevada, my good friend, Representative Horsford, for his eloquence and for his leadership, for anchoring today's extremely important CBC Special Order commemorating the 60th anniversary…

the people I represent in Brooklyn and Queens, who are currently Time Warner subscribers, are most concerned about.

Mr. Speaker, it is an honor and a privilege to once again have this opportunity to stand on the House floor as part of the Congressional Black Caucus' Special Order hour. For the next 60 minutes we will have an opportunity to speak…

I thank the distinguished gentleman from New York for his incredibly eloquent, thoughtful, and insightful presentation and analysis. We have now been joined by a senior member of the Judiciary Committee and the Homeland Security Committee…

I thank the distinguished gentleman from Oregon for yielding, for his support, and for his leadership, as well as to Mr. Young. Mr. Speaker, the Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument pays homage to American Revolutionary War heroes and patriots…

I thank my good friend and the distinguished gentleman from New Jersey for his very thoughtful and eloquent remarks and observations, and for pointing out that, while we can have disagreements, of course, here in this Chamber on matters of…

Is part of the premise of Federalism that each individual state has the capacity to determine for itself the best form of taxation for that particular jurisdiction?

And in the most recent study that I have seen, New York State sent $23 billion more to the Federal Government than we get back in return.

I don't doubt that this legislation has been introduced in good faith by individuals who are supporting it, both sides of the aisle, although it does seem to be Beat Up On New York Day.