Marsha Blackburn

The Spectrum Pipeline Act and Incentive of 2015 is something that is a good step. It is going to move us forward.

Recently Secretary Kerry pledged that the United States would accept 185,000 refugees from the war-torn Syrian area. This would be over 2 years. America has been a generous, welcoming country; but I have to tell you, while we have…

I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania for his diligence and his consistency through the years as we have worked on this issue at the Committee on Energy and Commerce. I do rise in strong support today of the Women's Public Health and…

I claim the time in opposition to the motion. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Tennessee is recognized for 5 minutes.

How much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Florida has 4\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentlewoman from Tennessee has 8 minutes remaining. {time} 1145

I was beginning to think that we were off on a different bill there for just a moment. Madam Speaker, I yield 15 seconds to myself to respond. Madam Speaker, we are not on a bill about a government shutdown. We are on a bill that will make…

I reserve a point of order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. A point of order is reserved. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Esty moves to recommit the bill, H.R. 3134, to the Committee on Energy and…

I will never be ashamed of standing up and defending life--ever--and I find it so interesting that our efforts to protect life are termed ``radical.'' That is an interesting turn of events, if I say so myself. Madam Speaker, I yield 1…

We all know that Planned Parenthood receives hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars. For them to get that money, while they are under investigation for profiting off the sale of body parts, baby body parts, is just absolutely abhorrent…

I withdraw my reservation of a point of order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The reservation of the point of order is withdrawn.

I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Boustany), who chairs the Subcommittee on Human Resources at Ways and Means.

I am here this morning to speak about the investigations into Planned Parenthood and to the sale of fetal tissues. We are beginning this process in our Committee on Energy and Commerce; and we are approaching this in a thoughtful manner…

Yes, ma'am. There was a very prominent incident with a pro-life nurse, Jill Stanek, who became pro-life after witnessing a baby that was discarded and set aside and left to perish after being born alive.

We are here to make certain that women and children are protected and that unborn children, children that are yet unborn, have the right to life.

It is clear more must be done to protect the lives of those most vulnerable.

we are not having a hearing today on the tapes. What we are having a hearing on is legislation that will strengthen the ability to keep these children alive.

If I may add there. It passed in 2002 on a voice vote in the House.

I thank the chairman for the work that he has done on this issue and the awareness that he has helped to raise not only with Members of this body, but with the American people. The American people are speaking out. They do not want this…

It is a distinct honor to introduce and honor guest chaplain Reverend Robert Michaels, from Brentwood, Tennessee. As is the tradition of this governing body, we begin each day with a prayer. I am so pleased that Chaplain Michaels is…

They don't see this as an advantage, they see it as a burden, and more regulation and more interference.

The uncertainty around health insurance and how you provide that... has become such a fluid and uncertain environment.

As you know so well, one of the top issues that people in our districts are discussing is national security. The reason for that is because they are seeing the issues of national security, domestic security, played out on their streets. I…

I think it would too, before we get too far down this road.

If you don't force the issue, they are not going to take the action.

I disagree with my colleague from California, as she talked about Tennessee. We saw that as stepping on states' rights.