Political Quotes

“I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, today's rule provides for the consideration of a critical bill to ensure Americans who are being hurt by the Affordable Care Act can have some relief. Americans and their families who live abroad for part of the year face losing this specialized health insurance coverage on which they have come to rely. In addition, the men and women who operate on these health care plans face having their jobs outsourced overseas in order for companies to comply with regulations from the Department of Health and Human Services. I certainly want to thank Mr. Nunes and Mr. Carney for their thoughtful legislation. For that reason, I urge my colleagues to support both the rule and the underlying bill. The material previously referred to by Mr. McGovern is as follows: An Amendment to H. Res. 555 Offered by Mr. McGovern of Massachusetts At the end of the resolution, add the following new sections: Sec. 2. Immediately upon adoption of this resolution the Speaker shall, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1010) to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived.…”