I thank my colleague, the gentleman from Oklahoma, and my colleague, the gentleman from Illinois, as well, for their fine comments in relation to this legislation. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer support for H.R. 4722, a bill to…

I want to thank G.T. Thompson, my colleague from Pennsylvania, our subcommittee chairman on the Nutrition Subcommittee for his leadership. G.T. Thompson deeply feels about the condition that people have who may be living in poverty, who…

It is with great pride that I rise today to recognize Hurley Fire Department member Shelagh Sweeney. Shelagh was named Hurley Fire Department's first female Firefighter of the Year. Her service and dedication to her community as a…

It is with great respect that I rise today to recognize and celebrate the career of Mrs. Kathleen Jimino on the occasion of her retirement as Rensselaer County executive. Kathy has retired after 16 years of dedicated service to the people…

It is with great respect that I rise today to recognize the distinguished career of Mr. Sam Pollak on the occasion of his retirement. Mr. Pollak is retiring after 20 years of dedicated service to the Oneonta and Otsego County community as…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 227, nays 180, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 23, as…

I thank Mr. Shimkus for his leadership in this regard. I thank the Speaker and my colleagues for the opportunity to speak in support of H.R. 3017, the Brownfields Enhancement, Economic Redevelopment, and Reauthorization Act. Mr. Speaker…

It is with great respect and sorrow that I rise today to announce the passing of our former colleague, Congressman Maurice Hinchey. Mr. Hinchey passed away on November 22, just before Thanksgiving, at the age of 79 in Saugerties, New York…

Today I rise to thank Donald and Sharon Campbell, who have actively volunteered for more than a dozen years at the Valatie Ecumenical Food Pantry, a ministry of the Ichabod Crane Clergy Association in Columbia County. With Don serving as…

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 598. PERSONAL EXPLANATION

I thank Congressman Lipinski, my friend from Illinois, for holding this Special Order this evening, to highlight the important work being done by the Climate Solutions Caucus, to develop economically viable solutions to address climate…

My colleagues, today I rise to recognize Unalam, a family-run lumber manufacturing business in Otsego County, New York, which will celebrate its 125th anniversary this year on October 4. Unalam is owned by the Van Cott family, which has…