It's unfortunate that we have to come to the floor of the House to discuss the personal decisions that a woman has to make. And I can assure you that the question of choice, the question of abortion, the question of what a woman does to…

Mr. Speaker, thank you very much for yielding to me this morning. I wanted to share with my colleagues an important challenge that we have. And I think some would say how obvious with 9 percent unemployment, which I think we should be…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 6, lines 23 and 24, strike ``not earlier than 5 years after the effective date of the…

There are many times that we come to the floor to address our current plight. I do wish to say to the American people that we're well aware of the importance of jobs and the focus of creating those jobs, and I would offer to you that most…

Mr. Chairman, as I listened today, I listened to some enormously bipartisan commentary about jobs. As Mr. Waxman knows, our ranking member, we have been working on creating jobs for a very long time. Democrats are hoping for a vote in the…

For a clarification, I did not argue that regulation creates jobs. I do believe that you can produce the kind of regulatory climate that will. But my point was that clean air and a better quality of life encourages businesses to move into…

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.

Mr. Speaker, there is something about having a heart and a philosophy that Americans who are not working want to work; Americans who are not rich simply want an opportunity to provide for their families. I want to congratulate the…

Thank you so very much, Congresswoman Sewell, for allowing us to come to the floor of the House and be joyful even though someone has passed. I thank my previous speakers. John Lewis, we salute you always for continuing to be our…

Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 5, lines 16 and 17, strike ``not earlier than 5 years after the effective date of the…

Mr. Speaker, last week I had the pleasure of visiting small businesses that created jobs, anyone from doctors who worked 7 days in their office to companies who could sell anything to anybody to a beauty school that had people who were…