Time after time, not only in Texas, but across the country, we see the price that is being paid for our failure to deal effectively with child abuse.

Monday, as all Americans know, was, of course, Tax Day. Today should be officially designated as ``Republican Tax Distraction Day'' because that is exactly what is going on here. Rather than address the many inequities and complexities in…

I thank the gentleman. This bill is just the next segment of Republican Tax Distraction Day. Certainly, we should focus on misconduct, on delinquencies, from whatever the source. But here, on Republicans Tax Distraction Day, they are about…

They show why the Stop Tax Haven Abuse legislation that I have introduced and the Corporate EXIT Fairness Act, to deal with those who renounce their citizenship, why they deserve a hearing and attention, the attention that they are not…

They seek to limit, impair, and hinder an already underfunded agency in doing its job of tax avoidance so that everyone contributes to the costs of our national security and vital services. We need to be strengthening the law, ensuring…

Recovering that revenue could pay for the entire budget of The National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control, and the Department of Education. Tax dodging is not a victimless crime. It is like those seaside resorts where…

there is a serious pharmaceutical price problem and begin to look for some answers rather than simply to ignore the problem.

high pharmaceutical prices are taxing to the American people. In fact, I think they are overtaxing.

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, this 15-minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by 5-minute votes on passage of the…

I am. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Doggett moves to recommit the bill (H.R. 2745) to the Committee on the Judiciary, with instructions to report the bill back to the…

For many months now so many of us Democrats here in the House have been pleading with our Republican colleagues to recognize that there is a very serious cost to the American people of prescription price gouging; such a serious matter…

I hope we can find ways to work together to advance what has been done here and to advance specific legislation that will help reduce the number of children that suffer from abuse and neglect. I must note, though, that at the same time…

I thank the gentleman. I want to salute the gentleman and Mr. Young for their bipartisan initiative here that would eliminate some of the current paperwork barriers that are preventing abused and neglected children from being quickly…

It says to Burger King, 'It is okay to go run off to Canada to invert. We are going to cut your taxes more.'

I think if this Committee had any genuine interest in addressing those companies that are dodging their taxes by declaring themselves un-American, we would have already approved the anti-inversion legislation that has been pending here for…

It says to Pfizer that is up here, whining about the fact that it has to pay maybe a nickel, maybe even as much as $.07 or $.08 on its worldwide earnings, we need to cut their taxes a little more.

Instead, what we have is the call for an international tax reform that is nothing more than an excuse for discrimination.

I am. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Doggett moves to recommit the bill H.R. 3442 to the Committee on Ways and Means with instructions to report the same back to the…

Amnesia. Amnesia, Mr. Chair, once again pervades this Republican Conference. Where were these great deficit hawks 2 months ago when they had an opportunity to vote on increasing the national debt? They were there raising their hand ``aye''…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, this 5-minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by 5- minute votes on passage of H.R. 3442, if…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 267, noes 151, not voting 15, as follows: [Roll No. 76] AYES--267…

To address a problem that has impacted our country for generations, some of our problem-solving colleagues have devised a surefire remedy. They are demanding another government report. Instead of actually voting to prevent more debt when…

I think it is outrageous that this giant rip-off of the American people continues to occur.

this Congress would not be willing to stand up to the pharmaceutical lobby.

the Administration is deeply concerned about rapidly growing prescription drug prices.