Two heroes of mine, World War II veterans, Representative John Dingell and Senator Robert Dole, plainly said that piecemeal or partial spending plans do not adequately ensure that our veterans are served or protected. I have in my hand…

Let me thank the gentlelady from New York, and certainly my good friend on the Rules Committee. We see each other often in his work, and I know his passion and commitment. And as I walked on the floor today, I was listening to him recount…

Yesterday, I heard the story of a mother who had lost her son, who had a preexisting condition and was not able to get insurance--only when a benevolent hospital took him in and determined, at the time, that he had Stage 3 cancer, because…

Reserving the right to object, and I am not going to pursue my objection. But I want to congratulate the chairman and our committee for what I think is an enormously important visa, helping people who have helped us, particularly in Iraq…

Here we go again--the majority instead of opening Federal government they are introducing another scheme to waste time trying to make what they are doing even more painful to the American public. I rise to speak on the Continuing…

Good news, Mr. Speaker; today is October 1, and health care in America is now available for all Americans. Last night between 1 and 2:30 in the morning, after leaving this floor with a degree of disappointment, we went to the Web site. We…

Let me thank the distinguished gentleman from California for his leadership. If I might inquire of the Speaker again, you said the time was--how much time? I'm sorry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time is 54 total minutes.

Out of 60 minutes? Is that what you're saying? The SPEAKER pro tempore. Rather than 60 minutes, it is 54 total minutes.

Thank you so very much. I wanted to make sure it wasn't 5 minutes. Let me thank the gentleman again from California. I want to thank him overall for a litany of causes and legislative efforts that I've joined him on--Make It In America and…

I don't want a government shutdown.

We are on the brink of a shutdown, a brink of sending this Nation over the cliff. Tonight, I speak to the American people and to my colleagues. We have a very simple task--a task of mercy and grace, a task of adulthood and recognition of…

I thank the gentlelady. Mr. Speaker, let me disabuse my friends of any myth. Right now, the Republicans have shut the government down. SOS message from Texas: we are a diverse State with different opinions. One that says, with so many…