By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 747 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 747 Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order…

By direction of the House Republican Conference, I send to the desk a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration in the House. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 751 Resolved, That the following named…

I wonder what my friend from Texas would have said, if she was still here, to the 253,000 women, small business owners, who will be impacted by higher taxes based on the actions of our friends on the left. I wonder, Madam Speaker, what my…

House Resolution 747 provides for a structured rule for consideration of H.R. 8, a bill to extend the current tax rates for all Americans for 1 year; a structured rule for consideration of H.R. 6169, which provides a legislative path for…

I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia and my colleague on the Rules Committee, Mr. Rob Woodall.

The amendment instructs the Clerk to add the text of H.R. 6169 as new matter at the end of H.R. 8 before transmitting the bill to the Senate. The material previously referred to by Ms. Slaughter is as follows: An Amendment to H. Res. 747…

I just want to make sure that we remember the facts as they are. There's no reason for us to so quickly revise history to meet our political objectives. In 2010, this House, controlled by the Democrats, the Senate, controlled by the…

I just want to make sure that I note once again, reinforce the fact, that this 1-year extension that we are suggesting on the right is in fact an extension of not only the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, but also the tax cuts that passed this…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Slaughter), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for…

Then you find another $101 billion, another $101 billion in annual tax on health insurance providers not paid for by those folks who make more than $200,000, but paid for by the hardworking, everyday folks like my granddaddy and my momma…

Why are we here? We keep hearing that from my friends on the right--why are we here again today--and the reality of it is simple. The numbers keep changing, and it simply does not add up. A long time ago, in 2010, a long time ago, the…

Thank you, Congressman Clarke. Let me just thank Mr. Clarke for focusing on the issue of education and, specifically, the issue of literacy. I will say that as a kid growing up in a single-parent household myself, living in poverty, I did…

Mr. Clarke, I would say that without any question the issue of education is not an African American issue; it's not an Hispanic issue. It is an American issue. It is an American tradition that for all access in this Nation, the power of…

I thank the gentleman for the time. Mr. Speaker, it seems to me that my friends on the left need some clarification on why we are here this afternoon. This is not a good day for America, and it is certainly still not a good day for the…

We have been trying for 18 long months to get to the bottom of this issue, and yet we are being stonewalled. Yes, we hear that the Federal Government has provided 7,000-plus pages; but, Mr. Speaker, there are over 100,000 pages that we…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 679 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 679 Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order…

We keep hearing consistently that somehow a tax that isn't a tax is now considered a tax, so the notion of recapturing overpayments from health care subsidies should not be considered a tax. It should be considered being honest and fair…

I find it quite interesting and almost hilarious that my friend to the left would talk about tax increases when in fact embedded in this health care bill is $123 billion in new taxes on property owners. Really? $123 billion of new taxes on…

House Resolution 679 provides for consideration of H.R. 436, a bill to repeal the 2.3 percent excise tax on medical devices enacted as part of the President's health care law. It also provides for a structured rule for consideration of…

We need DHS on the team to meet this challenge with the common mission and goal.

This will be a difficult task, but not an impossible mission. CFATS can work as conceived.

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 554 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 554 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

It is time for us to move forward in this debate. The conference committee has done their job and brought us a compromise, which is exactly what the American people have been asking for from Congress, and that is for us to work together…

My good friend on the left, Mr. Hastings, talks a lot about taxes this morning, and that's probably an appropriate conversation to have. I will say, however, that as we examine the facts around the capital gains tax, let us not forget that…

House Resolution 554 provides for consideration of the conference report on H.R. 3630, a bill to extend the payroll tax deduction, protect Medicare payments for doctors, and begin responsible reform of the unemployment benefits system…