I thank my friend for yielding me this time. Mr. Speaker, this bill we are about to vote on is as unnecessary as it is disingenuous. My congressional district is highly populated by veterans whose service and sacrifices are greatly…

I thank the gentlelady for yielding me the time. Madam Speaker, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 3102, the latest attempt by the Republican majority to add more insults to the injuries that have been inflicted upon many working families…

I thank the gentleman for yielding me the time. Mr. Speaker, I want to commend my colleague, Congressman Garamendi, for his leadership on this very important issue. Just a few minutes ago, we received some breaking news: the stock market…

I want to thank my colleague, Representative Terri Sewell, for her leadership in this outstanding effort. Representative Sewell has quickly made her mark in this institution for her tireless devotion to duty and her thoughtful approach to…

Thank you. I am also pleased that all of the Democratic substitutes reject the austerity-for-working-families plan that the Republicans are proposing. Democrats will honor our commitment to senior citizens and invest in a brighter future…

Thank you so much for yielding me the time. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong opposition to the Ryan budget. The Ryan budget ignores the express will of the American people and doubles down on the ``you're on your own'' Republican platform…

I thank the gentleman for yielding me this time. In 2011, the majority leader, Mr. Cantor, said: We don't need to be governing in 2 month increments. I agree. We don't need any more uncertainty. I agree. He later said: Uncertainty prevents…

I thank the gentleman for yielding me the time. Mr. Speaker, it's tempting to say it's about time the House put aside extreme partisanship and work together on compromise to address the Nation's most pressing issues. But, in reality, it is…

This bill protects the middle class and working people with a more progressive Tax Code than we've had in a very long time. And this bill prevents the meat-axe approach of budget cuts that could do more severe damage to our national…

I thank the gentlelady from New York for yielding me the time. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 6379, naming the post office in Ravenel, South Carolina, after Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr. I want to thank my…

Thank you very much, Representative Wilson. I didn't think I would ever live long enough or serve here long enough to call myself the dean of the South Carolina delegation, but I seem to have reached that point. I would like to add my…

I thank the gentlelady for yielding me this time. Mr. Speaker, when the so-called supercommittee failed last year to overcome the obstruction of the Tea Party Republicans and their leader, Grover Norquist, to achieve a fair and balanced…

I thank Mr. Levin for yielding me this time, and for his leadership on this very important issue, and I rise in strong opposition to this legislation. South Carolina, my home State, is home to many military installations--Fort Jackson in…

Mr. Larson, thank you for yielding me the time. Madam Speaker, I rise today in opposition to this partisan charade to repeal the Affordable Care Act. This is the 31st time the majority has orchestrated a vote to repeal in whole or in part…

I strongly support H.R. 2072, the ``Securing American Jobs Through Exports Act of 2011'' which reauthorizes the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank for three years. Last year the Export-Import Bank supported nearly 300,000 American jobs; 300,000…

I thank my friend for yielding me this time. I rise in opposition to this misguided Republican budget because it fails the moral test. The Federal budget should reflect the values of the American people, and this Republican proposal does…

I thank the gentlelady for yielding me the time. Madam Speaker, I often quote the poet Robert Frost, who once admonished us that two roads diverged in the wood, and I picked the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference. I…

We are also joined by a shared responsibility--to carry on his critical work, to carry forward his vision of a stronger Nation and a better world.

He was a determined enemy: of poverty; of violence and cruelty toward children; of obstacles to prosperity; of war; and of human rights abuses around the world.

His compassion was not cabined by race or color or ethnicity.

Congressman Payne was dedicated to protecting our health from pollution.

I often quote the poet Robert Frost, who once admonished us that two roads diverged in the wood, and I picked the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.

Donald was always a teacher. He was the kind of teacher a lot of us wish we had.

He was known because he understood that as a public policy maker he could influence education in this country, and he certainly did that.

expresses profound sorrow at the death of the Honorable Donald M. Payne