I thank the gentlelady from the great State of Texas. In 1994, Nelson Mandela was elected President. It is not of the same historical importance, but I was elected to the Congress that same year. But I am reminded that every day we are…

I thank the gentlelady, and I thank the people of the U.S. Virgin Islands for establishing this honor. Obviously, there are many segments of Nelson Mandela's life and there was a period, a point, when he was a lawyer. There was a point in…

I thank the gentlelady from California. I yield to my colleague from the United States Virgin Islands (Mrs. Christensen).

I thank the gentlelady. And she reminds me of all the great people in Philadelphia who played a role, Godfrey Satoli, who represented the ANC. He was the ANC's representative there, and former State representatives David Richardson and…

I thank the gentlewoman, and I thank her for her leadership on this House floor on behalf of not just the people she represents in Ohio, but throughout the country. I now yield to someone who is no stranger to struggle. Nelson Mandela…

I yield to the gentleman from the great State of Georgia. To this list of Republicans who supported this effort, let me add the name of former Speaker Newt Gingrich, who supported the divestiture effort here in the House, and we want to…

I met President Mandela on a number of occasions, both in Philadelphia and here in Washington, and when I traveled to Africa with then-President Bill Clinton when Mandela was leading some peace talks in a country that was involved in a…

I rise at this moment for the House to appropriately acknowledge the life and legacy, the truly extraordinary leadership, of President Nelson Mandela who has passed on to history now but who, during his 95 years, played an extraordinary…

I only have a minute, so let me be concise. On Monday, I was in San Diego with 30,000 brain researchers excited about the age of discovery and attacking diseases like Alzheimer's and bipolar and schizophrenia. Yesterday, via satellite, I…

I thank the gentlelady. I've seen this act before, but most Americans don't recall the shutdown under the Clinton administration. What they recall is the 25 million jobs moving our economy forward, having peace and prosperity. And I would…

I thank the gentlelady. Mr. Speaker, I've been here for 10 terms, and I've seen a lot. I was here when most of the Members of my party voted against the prescription drug program offered by the other team. President Bush pushed it through…

I come to address the House, the Congress of the United States. We are the wealthiest country in the world. We are the most powerful country in the world. We have one program that focuses on improving the lives and life chances of people…

I move to strike the requisite number of words. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Collins of New York). The gentleman from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 minutes.

I will place in the Record a number of letters from local elected officials: State Senator LeAnna Washington, State Senator Stack, and a number of State legislators, including my own, Vanessa Brown, and J.P. Miranda. Senate of…

Thousands and thousands of Members have served in this body. For almost each of them, it was an honor to serve; but for a very small portion of those who had the honor to serve in this House, they have literally honored this institution by…

I now yield to the gentlelady from Ohio (Ms. Fudge), who chairs the Congressional Black Caucus, for an opportunity to talk about Bill Gray and his service to our Nation.

Let me first thank the House for setting aside this time to appropriately reflect on and to celebrate the life of service of William H. Gray--Bill Gray, as we know him--who represented my hometown of Philadelphia so very well in this…

I thank the gentleman. {time} 2030 There are many who are honored to serve in this House. There are few who honor the House through their service. Bill Gray honored the House through his service. But I knew Bill Gray as a preacher from…

Let me thank the gentlelady. I yield to my fraternity brother and colleague from the great Commonwealth of Virginia. November 21 is a great day. Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair would remind the…

I thank the gentleman. It was said by Ben Hooks on one occasion that we're all passing one by one and we should not get caught with our work undone. So Bill got his work done. I yield to the gentlelady from the great State of New York…

I thank the gentlelady, and I thank her for her leadership in this House and her own extraordinary career that continues as we go forward. I yield to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Watt).

I thank the gentleman. Bill Gray, for myself and my wife, for my parents, for tens of thousands of Philadelphians, was just a wonderful human being who did so much to help so many. And I think it is appropriate that the Democratic leader…

I thank the gentleman and also would like to thank all who have assisted the family at this time, including the United States Department of State, which assisted in dealing with some of the issues around the death of Bill Gray in another…

Thank you. All of us have expressed our condolences to the Gray family, his lovely wife and three sons, but I want the Members to take note that we have with us this evening a number of Bill Gray's former staff members who are here and…

I thank the gentlelady. I didn't get a chance to travel with Bill Gray as a Member because obviously he was here before I arrived, and by the time I got here, he was gone. But I do remember flying on Air Force One with President Clinton…