Maurice Hinchey

I wonder how long will training be suspended and what do we realistically hope to achieve between now and the end of 2014?

I think it is worth discussing the news that U.S.-Afghan joint military operations have been suspended.

the growth is very, very slow, and the unemployment rate is still 9 percent.

the Chairman is not highlighting these transcripts. We are not waving red flags.

Thank you very much. I deeply appreciate it. The situation that we're dealing with here is critically important. It's harming huge numbers of people. What the Senate has done is an adequate solution to this problem. They've provided the…

On rollcall No. 410, had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' ____________________

I deeply appreciate what has just been said. But the fact of the matter is that there are no significant costs involved in this. This operation has been looked at in the past. The information that we are asking for in the context of this…

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New York will be postponed. Amendment No. 8 Offered by Mr. Carney The CHAIR. It is now in order to…

How much time do we have remaining? The CHAIR. The gentleman from New York has 2 minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Michigan has 3 minutes remaining.

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following new section: SEC. __. REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF THE…

In 1976, amid social unrest and a deep political crisis in Argentina, a military coup installed one of the cruelest dictatorships South America has ever seen. Illegal detentions, torture, and summary executions of dissidents became…

How much time remains? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman has 30 seconds remaining.

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Chair, I think it's very important for us to understand and remember how the economy here grew and how it became much more positive and progressive during those 8 years of the Clinton…

Can you tell us how much time we have left on both sides? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New York has 6 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Texas has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I yield myself the balance of my time. The circumstance that we are dealing with is to continue the progress that we have made. We have provided health care for people through Medicare and Medicaid. The opposition here in this district…

May I inquire as to the time remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New York has 12 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Texas has 9 minutes remaining.

We have now gone 11 weeks and still there hasn't been any action in committee or on this House floor on anything resembling a jobs plan from our friends here in the majority. In fact, we've seen just the opposite. Economists are estimating…

At a time when our country is facing record deficits and the oil industry can't count their money fast enough, oil drillers in the Gulf of Mexico are getting away with highway robbery because of mistakes that were made many years ago. Oil…

Yesterday, as we know, was Valentine's Day, but the majority here in Washington is showing no love for the families throughout the district that I represent and all across the rest of this country. The new majority said they would cut…

I have an amendment that will ensure that the Department of Defense supports the growing domestic solar energy industry. The Department of Defense, as we know, is the largest consumer of energy on this planet. Fortunately, the Pentagon is…

Well, thank you very much. I want to express to you my appreciation for you engaging and initiating this discussion here. It's something that's very important; it's something that needs attention, and it certainly needs relief. As I think…

That is exactly right, and I very much appreciate you putting that form up there, Cracks in Wall Street. It's a very interesting presentation and a very accurate presentation of the set of circumstances that were put into play over that…

Thank you very much.

I just want to thank you for what you are doing, and what you said is so true.