One of the reasons that I rose to the floor of the House to oppose the balanced budget amendment--and I hope the American people and our colleagues can see the value of the vigorous debate, and I applaud the Rules Committee for allowing us…

For fear of offending the training that my mother gave me, I will again say that I stand here unaddicted and recognize that there are those who are addicted to throwing the vulnerable on the trash heap of life. Time and time again, in…

Then let me just add a few more points to my commentary on this. Let me just say that in my district in Texas, more than 190,000 people live below the poverty line. And I want to take Mr. Jackson's comments--I will say that he took the…

I want to remind the gentleman, I'm looking at a statement that my office brought to my attention that I was on the floor of the House September 22, 2004. Let me say that I wasn't on the floor of the House. I was in a markup on a proposed…

The gentleman is eloquent in his analysis. And as an appropriator, the gentleman knows full well the value of regular order. That is that the voices of not only the appropriators, meaning those on the Appropriations Committee, but other…

I thank the gentleman. So for us to go this route, it means that even in a war, it is a complicated process of a majority vote, even beside the declaration of war; even in an emergency when our soldiers are needing more resources, we have…

I thank the ranking member of this committee. Many of us could spend a lot of time on educating the public on just what is occurring. We cherish this little book that has lasted in this Nation for some--more than centuries that we can…

I thank the distinguished gentleman from Florida. Mr. Speaker, the underlying resolution has to do with a balanced budget amendment, which most Americans might say ``yea'' to, but this is a deja vu because we debated this so many years…

I thank the gentlelady from New York for her kindness in yielding. I thank the hard work of the Appropriations Committee. I thank the gentlelady from Virginia for managing. And I thank Mr. Dicks as well for accepting the challenge in these…

I am grateful for the opportunity to allow members of the Progressive Caucus to continue this discussion and as well to continue to educate the American public. It is worth noting that part of the discussion that occurred on the floor of…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Texas will be postponed. Amendment No. 9 Offered by Mr. Cicilline The Acting CHAIR. It is…

I thank the gentleman for his kindness. Who can oppose such a simple amendment, particularly when it is noted that some States do not have this electronic database? The officer who went to his dispatcher, who was doing the right thing, he…