This tax is going to have a profound impact in my congressional district on companies like Aesculap, Boas Surgical, BioMed, B. Braun, Olympus, OraSure, and Precision Medical Instruments. If you don't believe me, Chris Field of Boas…

Just very briefly in answer to my colleague's comments, I want to say very briefly that this does not waive liability. It simply says that when care is federally mandated under EMTALA that there will be Federal liability protection…

In conclusion, this amendment has bipartisan support. As I said, our former colleague, Bart Gordon, who was a cosponsor, introduced this bill along with me last session. Mr. Langevin is a cosponsor of the bill, Mr. Matheson, Mr…

I rise for the purpose of offering an amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill, insert the following: TITLE III--HEALTH CARE SAFETY NET ENHANCMENT…

I'm pleased to join my colleague, Pete Sessions from Texas, on the floor this morning to support a very important amendment that we've introduced that would address the crisis in access to emergency care by extending liability coverage to…

The only thing I would like to say in response, once again, is this immunity protection only applies to care provided under EMPALA, and that's federally mandated care. Other activities going on in that emergency room or trauma center would…

This medical liability crisis has had serious implications in my State of Pennsylvania. It's time we act on this issue. I live in a State where we train a lot of doctors, but we can't retain them and we can't recruit them. It's a very…

The bill we're considering today, H.R. 5, the Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, or PATH, is about patient access to care, plain and simple. In the months leading up to the passage of the health care law and since the law was enacted…

I have to apologize for making that error. I knew you were from Everett, not from Altoona. But Blair County, the whole of Bedford, it's a wonderful area. We love it. I wanted to say one other thing my friend, Mr. Shuster, just reminded me…

I thank the gentleman. And as we wind down this Special Order this hour, talking about Joe Paterno, we should also probably note one other thing, too. Of course Joe Paterno was about success with honor, he was about making an impact, but…

I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Thompson) for organizing this Special Order hour in order to discuss the life of Joseph Vincent Paterno. As has been said, there have been many eulogies said about Joe Paterno, and he was an…

I do want to address a few of the statements I heard on the floor from my friends from Tennessee and Virginia. My friend from Tennessee made some comments, but I want to be very clear, these drugs are dangerous, have a high potential for…

I certainly appreciate the support of Mr. Pitts and Mr. Pallone for their leadership on this issue. It's deeply appreciated. This issue of synthetic or designer drugs was first brought to my attention by a woman, a mother in my district…

I appreciate this opportunity to speak on this bill. First, I am the co-chair of the Cement Caucus, along with Congressman Mike Ross of Arkansas. My district is the largest cement producing district in America. I have a town in my district…

I rise with strong reservations about this amendment, but I also want to talk about the underlying legislation. I think, really, what we have to be focused on here is jobs. Again, as I stated earlier during floor debate, I represent the…

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, after line 20, insert the following: (I) ``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This amendment simply adds the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, NESHAP or Cement MACT, to the covered rules within H.R. 2401. Reasonable efforts to limit the emissions of hazardous…

I too rise in support of this continuing resolution. It will fund the government through November 18. It takes care of many of our disaster needs. As you heard from my colleague so eloquently, Mr. Marino of Pennsylvania, you heard about…

I move to strike the last word, Mr. Chair. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 minutes.

I do rise in support of the Tonko amendment. Mr. Tonko and I have offered this amendment for consideration by the House. We are the cochairs of the Heritage Corridor Caucus. I represent the areas of the Delaware-Lehigh Heritage Corridor as…

I rise tonight in support of the Dicks-Fitzpatrick amendment. I voted for this same language in the Appropriations Committee markup a few weeks ago, and we have all heard some pretty compelling arguments here tonight about some challenges…

This is a very serious public health issue and it is just getting worse by the day.

I too rise today to urge the Senate to take up this year's Homeland Security appropriations bill. The Senate has a bad habit of waiting to do just about anything. It's bad enough that the Senate has refused to even take up a budget. It's…

I rise this evening to express support for the Dent Amendment offered to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. The purpose of this amendment is to analyze the current manufacturing capabilities available in the…

I offer an amendment, Mr. Chairman. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title III, add the following new section: SEC. 304. INFORMATION ON PURSUIT OF ANWAR AL-AWLAKI…