Minority institutions and the STEM program are also to be protected, as we come back and we are able to work with the appropriations process and work with the Senate on protecting these programs that are very important to Historically…

I traveled this journey with all of you. And Congresswoman Maloney, I wanted to come and thank you, along with the chairpersons of the Energy and Commerce and the Judiciary Committees, for never giving up. I think it is important to note…

I thank the distinguished manager of this bill. Mr. Speaker, people are in need in America, and I support the rule and the underlying bills in intelligence, currency and, certainly, the legislation of H.R. 847, the James Zadroga 9/11…

Mr. Speaker, thank you so very much for the opportunity to address this House on an important issue that will be confronting this Congress today, and that is the recommitment of the American people to a dream and a challenge of John F…

Tomorrow, thousands of Hurricane Ike survivors across the gulf region may be stopped from receiving benefits that were due because of this terrible disaster. We have been working on this as the House and the Senate. The Senate passed the…

I thank the gentleman. This is going to be comforting news to those individuals who are still suffering and living in the backdrop of Hurricane Ike. I encourage my colleagues to work with us. ____________________

I thank the chairman very much. I served 12 years on the Science Committee, and I want to add my appreciation to Chairman Gordon for his service to the Nation and his service and his hard work for providing for America's competitive edge…

Mr. Speaker, I disagree with my good friends on the other side of the aisle. I believe this is a day long in coming and I am grateful for it, because what all of us have said is that the small businesses of America are the backbone of…

I thank the chairman very much for presiding over this very important legislation. As I have noted, any number of bills from the Energy and Commerce committee have been very constructive. I thank the manager from our friends on the other…

I want to thank the manager of the bill, Chairman Pallone; and thank the author and, if you will, visionary of the bill, Mr. Stupak; and Mr. Whitfield for their leadership. I rise today because this is an interesting and important bit of…

Madam Speaker, I heard quite the contrary from my good friend on the other side of the aisle. In fact, I listened to a very eloquent comment being made in the other body as they discussed the DREAM Act. And many Americans understand and…