I thank the gentleman from California for his leadership on this measure. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 4247, the Keeping All Students Safe Act. This bill is aimed at restricting some of the most abusive practices still…

I know that we are coming close to the end of our hour. I just want to state that perhaps, if this unfairness were not being levied upon, thrust upon American families, maybe this moment of reform wouldn't be happening, but because there…

I think the special interests are so glaringly obvious, my colleagues; the fact that they can escape these Federal investigation and enforcement measures, measures of antitrust laws that make them subject to Federal prohibitions against…

Thank you, Representative Perriello. When we start talking about this competition, we wonder about the benefits that are so drastically needed because we see now that some companies are looking at charging a 39 percent increase for the…

This dynamic of competition, as the gentleman from California makes mention, competition is what drives the benefit for the consumer. Competition is stymied by the fact in my home State of New York three companies, three insurers, have…

Representative Perriello, you know, I earlier heard Representative Markey speaking of the 400 mergers, and you talked about that resulting in 95 percent of the markets being concentrated. That simply states, no choice, no choice for the…

Thank you, Representative Markey. It is so important for us to underscore the value of competition that drives the American economy. We've seen it in so many industries and where competition provides choice for consumers. I think it's very…

Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 402, noes 0, not voting 30, as follows: [Roll No. 55]…

Mr. Speaker, in January of 2009, the United States economy had lost more than 750,000 jobs in just 1 month. A year later, in January 2010, the United States economy gained a few thousand jobs. This remarkable shift in the economy's…

Madam Speaker, Representative Lynch has been a big help in making certain that we could move forward with a request from one of my local communities. Obviously, we honor, by renaming the post office at 116th Street in North Troy, the…

Madam Speaker, I come to the floor today asking my colleagues to join me in supporting H.R. 4425, which would rename the Lansingburgh Post Office located at 2-116th Street in North Troy to the Martin G. ``Marty'' Mahar Post Office. A…

Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. 34 I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.'' Amendment No. 3 Offered by Mr. Flake The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Pierluisi). The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on…