Our colleague, Jim McDermott, sent each of us a letter with a Time magazine cover article by Joe Klein entitled ``How to Die.'' This article is jarring to many because it's an issue that most would rather not confront. As a result, there's…

I voted for H.R. 6168, President Obama's Proposed 2012-2017 Offshore Drilling Lease Sale Plan Act. I emphasize that this is a qualified support. The President's plan maintains important protections for the Pacific Coast, the Atlantic…

There is plenty of blame for the near collapse of the economy over the last 5 years--greedy, even criminal business behavior, lax or nonexistent oversight with regulators asleep at the switch. Clearly, there were some reckless consumers…

I appreciate the opportunity to be here this evening following my good friends and their interesting discussion. I wanted to spend a couple of moments this evening talking about reform. Reform has been a major focus of my public service…

I appreciate the gentleman's courtesy as I appreciate his leadership on this issue. He comes from an area that has seen its own devastations in terms of flood. We're talking about a river system where we have engineered the area, and we…

Imagine the headline, ``Outbreak of Serious Illness Strikes; 12 People Killed, 58 Hospitalized,'' just like similar outbreaks, but the Federal Government prohibits the Centers for Disease Control from investigating. Or another headline…

I appreciate the gentleman's courtesy, as I appreciate him bringing this amendment to the floor. I think it's telling that our friends in European NATO countries, since 2008, have reduced their defense spending 12 percent. They're having…

It is rare that I disagree with my good friend from Ohio, but I do. I think that it is appropriate to move forward in this direction. As my good friend from the State of Washington indicated, we are probably going to do this, I think he…

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 Colorado will be postponed.

There is a battle under way about the very existence of public broadcasting. We thought we were past this when, 15 months ago, the House Republican leadership targeted NPR and tried to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting…

There is a sad, unnecessary battle shaping up again over the future of public broadcasting. It's not an exaggeration to say that this battle is about the very future, the very existence of public broadcasting. You might have thought that…

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 9, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $88,952,000)''. Page 16, line 24, after the…