I thank my good friend from Massachusetts for yielding. Madam Speaker, let me say that the good news is that the only thing that occurred last evening was simply a vote, because the law of the land is still the Patient Protection and…

Mr. Speaker, thank you so very much. I look forward to working with you. It's time to bust a number of myths. It's time to really tell the Americans the truth. As we begin another series of 5-hour debates on repealing a life-saving…

Just a quick point. Number one is the benefit you just mentioned in a State like Texas, this retiree program. And we have a very quixotic or very complicated retirement program for teachers. And I will just say in closing, State…

I thank the gentleman from Vermont, and I am just very pleased to have heard my good friends from New York, Ms. Clarke and Mr. Weiner, and my good friend from Maryland. I hope this is a comforting Special Order because even as we speak, I…

I thank the gentleman from California, but more importantly I thank him for really turning the light bulb on. We worked so hard on this legislation that we probably have forgotten to articulate all of the nuances of this bill. It is…

Mr. Chairman, you are absolutely right. This is a constitutional question that has been raised, and as I came to the floor earlier, I mentioned my predecessor, Congresswoman Jordan, who believed in this Constitution without question. I…

Madam Speaker, I have listened for a couple of hours to the debate on health care and will have additional hours going forward tomorrow. I think it is important that each Member look carefully at their own congressional area and as well…

There is nothing that one can do when you're debating this bill than to be civil and to respect the American people, who, many of them, are in the jaws of terrible disease, rehabilitation, or maybe some have already lost their lives. And…

Thank you so very much. Maybe they would not be able to withstand this onslaught on their rights because the Constitution guarantees them equal protection. And some who have insurance and some who do not would not be treated equally. And…

I thank the gentlelady. It is a pleasure to be able to join my colleagues on the floor, including Congressman Gregory Meeks of New York, who we'll have the opportunity to hear from, and I thank Dr. Christensen for your continued…

Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it as a sword that heals. Let us use nonviolence in our expression. Let us denounce violence. And as Martin Luther King would tell us…