Thank you for these words. I share a desire to serve the Nation in this pivotal time. Mr. Speaker, I think it is enormously important that, as Starbucks said, we ``come together.'' And we can do so. We can do it in a rationality that takes…

I want to thank the gentleman from California both for his longstanding leadership and the history of his emphasis on how important our children are. As a founder and chair of the Congressional Children's Caucus, I'm delighted to have…

I thank Mr. Michaud very much. I thank him for his leadership on this legislation. And I thank the chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee and the author of the bill, along with Mr. Michaud and Mr. Bilirakis, for their leadership…

I want to thank the gentlelady from New York, and I want to first of all say this will not be the last we hear of your voice, and what a stupendous voice you have. Thank you so much for making this time on the floor a time that pays…

I thank the gentleman for his inquiry. When we started out with the Plan B, there was no sequester plan. Obviously, there was a mysterious offering last evening.

I thank the gentlelady, the ranking member from the Rules Committee, and I thank the chairman of the Rules Committee. Mr. Speaker, when I mention the words Hurricane Sandy and the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, many would wonder what do…

The House was able to hold its position. And on title VII, section 737, I want to say thank you. There is a long amendment that includes my amendment and specifically speaks to having a report that will have recommendations for changes to…

I too believe in military preparedness, coming from a State like Texas, where the population of men and women who have served or are serving in the United States military is renowned and appreciated. As I look at the tourists who walk…

Senator Inouye lies in state this morning. But as a young lieutenant platoon leader on a battlefield in Italy, even after being shot in the stomach by German machine-gun fire, he refused medical treatment and still managed to find the…

Reclaiming my time, I thank the gentleman. In the original Plan B that I assume the Rules Committee was to address last evening through the distinguished chairperson, there was no sequester plan. We were in a posture of cutting education…

You will hear many voices being raised in the backdrop of an unspeakable tragedy from which, even as Members think of it, they cry. Just a few minutes ago, there was a press conference in which there was probably not a dry eye in that room…

Let it be very clear, Emanuel Cleaver is not retiring from the United States Congress, but we are here to thank him for his service to the Congressional Black Caucus as chair, but really to the Nation. Let me thank my colleagues for…