It's my intent to bring the House's attention to several important issues. First of all, I would like to join in a mutual effort with Mr. Poe to address the devastation of the people in Camp Ashraf and Camp Liberty. Those are Iranian…

I thank the distinguished gentleman for his words. I associate myself with Mr. McGovern. But also, I do acknowledge Mr. Cole, my good friend. You have certainly joined us on bipartisan issues, as has already been stated, and I thank you…

Let me thank the gentleman's tone, and let it be known that all of us want to engage in that kind of civil discussion. I assume, if we all got locked up in a room, we'd be able to find the compromise. Let me just indicate that the revenues…

I enthusiastically rise to support John Conyers' H.R. 900, of which I'm an original cosponsor, which is a thoughtful response to legislation that was really hostage-taking, and that is the passage of sequestration almost 2 years ago…

Let me thank the gentlelady from Maryland and thank her for her leadership. This is a very important statement today because I was on the floor earlier this morning and said that we should not go home, that we should stay here. I'll say it…

Many of my constituents ask the question of what work are we doing for them. I'm very glad this morning that we will finally end the long journey for the Violence Against Women Act and finally vote on a recognized compromise that the…

I thank the gentleman very much, and I thank the gentlelady, Congresswoman Moore, for her leadership, and thank her for bringing reality to this day. For the last 18 years, we have had the cover of the Violence Against Women Act, and I was…

Let me thank the gentleman very much, and thank him for convening this historic special order. It's historic because it is led by the Honorable John Conyers, who has actually walked the historic steps that generated the actual passing of…

Because they have no voting rights, a group that we don't hear a lot about is children. On Friday, March 1, our children will be in the eye of the storm. The sequester that will occur will impact children, particularly Head Start. So many…

I thank the gentleman. Last night at the Rules Committee, there were amendments to bring forward the right way of addressing the question, and they indicated that was not germane. I know these words are confusing, but that could have been…

I thank my dear friend from Florida for the leadership on the issue, the number of Members who have already spoken, and my good friend on the Rules Committee who is the manager of this particular rule and, in essence, bringing this bill to…

I've always had such great respect for this distinguished body, the holder and interpreter of democracy, the institution that proudly protects the Constitution that was written by those who saw in this land this bright and shining sun from…