You know, I would have to beg to differ with the gentlewoman. That's not what this bill is about. Evidently, the gentlewoman has not had time to read the bill. We are not debating shutting down the House. We are debating what is called a…

I will remind my friends that we hear stories after stories about companies dropping their employees from their employee-sponsored health care plans because of the costs and the way the health care bill is written. I think it is very…

Ten days ago, we had a debate on this floor where we heard about what the Republican Party was doing: Taking food away from disabled people; that's not true. Today, we hear about how Republicans want to repeal all laws that are related to…

I appreciate the gentlewoman's arguments that she makes on the floor, but the facts of the case are the facts of the case. ObamaCare took $716 billion out of Medicare to fund ObamaCare. Secondly, since ObamaCare was passed, there have been…

There's a lot of words that are coming out of my friends' mouths about a secret meeting, about things that are happening, like they can't figure it out. Mr. Speaker, right behind me are going to be 230 strong Republican Members of Congress…

Thank you very much. In fact, I will confine my remarks to you, Mr. Speaker, because we appreciate your great service. We also know that you represent John Boehner, our great Speaker, who has Republican Members here today to do the…

I yield the floor. If I have not used all my time, I reserve the remainder of my time. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Maryland.

I would like to use 15 minutes of the appointed time and be notified after 10 minutes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator is recognized.

as I explained the unfunded liabilities of the Affordable Care Act, I now want to make something clear. It is a lot more than that. It is unlike Social Security and Medicare, where there is a dedicated tax that supports those programs that…

I want to share some remarks about the comments. I want to say Senator Boxer is a great advocate and does a good job as chair of our Committee on the Environment and Public Works. Pretty much we have had unanimous votes on bills that came…

I certainly do. And I think I may have had a little role in the fact that a budget was passed since I had been complaining that the Democratic majority went 4 years without passing a budget and several years without even bringing it to the…

I would be delighted. The Senator is such a fine leader of the Appropriations Committee and one of the most knowledgeable people here, a person I respect greatly. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Maryland.