I come from a part of this country where my constituents are real down-to-earth people, commonsense people. We want a good education for our kids, we want Medicare and Social Security for our seniors, and we want the Buffalo Bills to…

My amendment will very simply help the intelligence community prioritize its funding and ensure that we direct it toward securing our borders from many threats--terrorists as well as drug dealers. I want to be clear that support for my…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of passage. The vote was taken by…

I am opposed to the bill in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Hochul moves to recommit the bill, H.R. 1892, to the Permanent Select Committee on…

This summer I heard one message over and over as I visited my district: We need to create a jobs program to get our people back to work. I was sent to Washington to work with anybody and everybody who's willing to put aside the partisan…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 183, noes 244, not voting 5, as follows: [Roll No. 676] AYES--183 Ackerman Altmire Andrews Baldwin Bass (CA) Becerra…

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Well, here we are. The eyes of the world are upon us. The eyes of the American people are upon us, but, most importantly, the eyes of the people who put their faith in us in sending us to this institution are…

Yes, I am opposed to this bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Hochul moves to recommit the bill (S. 627) to the Committee on Rules, with instructions to report the…

Less than 2 months on this job, I only have one question to ask: Is anyone in this body listening to the people who sent us here? I can only conclude at this point that the answer is ``no,'' or we would not be teetering on the precipice of…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from New York will be postponed. {time} 1810 Announcement by the Acting Chair The Acting CHAIR…

I believe my amendment is going to have appeal for both sides of the aisle. I have sat here and listened for some time, particularly on the Republican side, about the need to be cutting our expenses. Well, my amendment does just that. My…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 3, line 3, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced by $4,452,000)''. Page 3, line 17, after the first dollar amount…