The question before us today is whether or not this body will approve the negotiated agreement to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. It is one of the most consequential issues of our time and requires serious and sober…

We are talking about human life. We are talking about people who have a God-given potential to be the best that they can be and to be everything that they can be.

We have a responsibility to be sure that they are complete and accurate.

It is incredibly disappointing to have our first hearing in the Judiciary Committee, another effort to make it more difficult for women in America to access high-quality healthcare.

To me it was immoral. I do not know if it is illegal, Ms. Smith, but it was immoral what I was seeing on that video.

Issues have been raised with respect to the fetal tissue research. It is clear that there are established scientific protocols that were followed.

The central question of whether women have a constitutional right to make decisions regarding their own reproductive healthcare. That is also a settled question of law.

Are those transcripts complete and full and unedited? Do they contain all of the statements made because I think a review was done that demonstrated the transcripts were inaccurate?

I want to associate myself with the remarks of Congressman Deutch and Congressman Gutierrez.

defunding Planned Parenthood is very likely to cause exactly the thing that the opponents of Planned Parenthood claim they do not want, and that is more abortion.

the cruel irony is that an effort to defund Planned Parenthood, which is already prohibited from using any Federal funds to provide abortion services, means the other 97 percent of their services that I just outlined would be compromised.

There has been a lot of discussion about late term abortion, which, of course, is prohibited under Federal law.

What this really is, Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee, is creating an opportunity to defund Planned Parenthood, and to make it more difficult for women to have access to full reproductive healthcare.

We can have a discussion whether at some point there should be abortions. You and I will disagree on that discussion.

Tomorrow, July 30, marks the 50th anniversary of Lyndon Johnson's signing of the Social Security Act Amendments of 1965 into law and of creating Medicare and Medicaid in order to meet the healthcare needs of seniors, individuals with…

I just would say, in conclusion, that the amendment will, in fact, strengthen the ability of Federal agencies to protect the public health and well-being, and there are instances, as the example I just gave, where the failure to act will…

This amendment to H.R. 427 would exempt rules concerning public health or safety from the onerous requirements of this legislation. It is simply an acknowledgment that, when a rule is necessary to protect public health and when it is…

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 Rhode Island will be postponed. The Chair understands that amendment No. 8 will not be…

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 18, line 10, insert after ``means any rule'' the following: ``(other than a special rule)''. Page 19…

This amendment improves H.R. 427 by exempting those regulations that are critical to protecting the health and safety of infants. More specifically, the Jackson Lee amendment provides a special rule pertaining to the safety of any product…

No one is attempting to shield bureaucrats from anything. This amendment is designed to shield infants, to protect children. I urge my colleagues to support the Jackson Lee amendment. I yield back the balance of my time.

Thank you to the witnesses not only for being here today but for the ongoing conversations. And I want to particularly thank the administration for really making sure that Members have all the information that we need as we navigate…

The objective of these negotiations, at least as presented to me, was always preventing a nuclear Iran.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, last night the South Carolina House of Representatives finally approved legislation to take down this symbol of hatred and bigotry and the darkest time in our Nation's history. It is…

I thank my colleague and friend for yielding. I also would like to express my gratitude to Mr. Keating, who unfortunately could not be with us today, for his hard work on this important issue, and I thank my colleague from Rhode Island…