Joe Crowley

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. It is the sense of Congress that the…

I, along with my colleague Mr. Royce of California, plan to offer a bipartisan amendment to the measure, but I understand this is subject to a point of order. I appreciate the chair and the ranking member for supporting an opportunity to…

Today, the House of Representatives missed an opportunity to do right by millions of American students. This was an opportunity for us all to come together in a bipartisan way and ensure that college students would not see their student…

I hope and I believe that when she is in a position whether in Norway or in Great Britain or eventually when she comes here to the Capitol...

I was fortunate to travel to Burma in January when I was on a trip to India.

I also think, in talking before about the hyperbole that has been out there about the great changes within Burma...

One of the most extraordinary women I have ever had the opportunity to meet is Aung San Suu Kyi.

I think if I sprinkled a little cold water on the first panel, you are like an iceberg coming in, an entire ocean.

The absence of revenge was palpable. It was so evident that these people, the deprivation they had been through, their families, the torture.

Democrats worked hard while in the majority to end the practice of incentivizing the offshoring of U.S. jobs in the Tax Code. We killed a number of perverse tax loopholes and reinvested the revenue into initiatives focused on creating U.S…

I thank the gentleman, my friend from Michigan, for yielding me this time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this bill. There are a number of reasons to oppose this legislation. One, this bill is not targeted towards job…

I object. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Objection is heard. The Clerk will continue to read. The Clerk continued to read. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from Florida is recognized for 5 minutes in support of his…

I think it needs to be reiterated once again that the sponsor of the underlying bill, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Cantor), believes that we need to find pay-fors. We need to pay for it and not add to the deficit when it comes to…

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. The Chair understands that amendment No. 2 will not be…

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 7, line 5, strike ``and''. Page 7, line 15, strike the period and insert ``; and''. Page 7, after line…

On behalf of the minority of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, I rise in support of the consideration of H.R. 3637, a bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 401 Old Dixie Highway in…

They want to privatize the Medicare system, they want to basically take government out of the Medicare system.

the reality is the unemployment data used by the administration is far higher than the current actual levels of unemployment, which is, I think, a good thing.

I made it very clear my disappointment, in particular, with the $260 billion transportation bill that Speaker Boehner has put forward, which he and I both agree--which he has said will not create jobs.

all of this, Secretary Geithner, has happened with little or no help from my Republican colleagues who control the House today.

I thank my friend and colleague, Mrs. Capps, for yielding this time and for spearheading this resolution which will simply end the ``dog ate my homework'' excuse my Republican colleagues have repeatedly used when refusing to do more than…

We have the chance to ensure the doctors treating seniors on Medicare can continue to do so without having to charge them higher fees for medical care. We have the chance to continue unemployment benefits for those who lost their jobs by…

We had 3 months to do this bill. Unfortunately, we waited for the last 2 weeks to take this bill up. It's unfortunate. With that, Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Israel).

Just sitting here, I was contemplating the end of the year. At the end of the business that we will conduct today, men and women from both sides of the aisle will pass each other in the well or in the hallway, and we'll wish each other…

I just remind Mr. Labrador that constituents in Lewiston, Idaho, will see a tax increase of $860 in 2012 because of the games your party is playing. With that, I would yield 2 minutes to the gentlelady from Nevada (Ms. Berkley).