Blake Moore

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This is not commonsensical; this is unconstitutional. The majority wants to excuse itself from taking food away from 46 million people who are hungry, and it is a proxy for criminalizing the food stamp program in…

I thank the gentleman from North Carolina. I think that the majority has really raised the point that, historically, we have not allowed purchases beyond food for the food stamp program, but it's not that poor people don't really need to…

I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts for yielding me these couple of minutes. I would hope that we would listen to the point of order that's been raised by Mr. McGovern. For one thing, this bill criminalizes poverty. People with felony…

I just would like to remind the body and the sponsors of this bill that SNAP already has an option to target and punish drug offenders. States right now, without this amendment, can require individuals who have been convicted of a drug…

How much time do I have remaining? The ACTING CHAIR. The gentlewoman has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I guess I would rebut several of the arguments the gentleman has made. First of all, you know, common sense really ain't that common, and this amendment is an example of that. First of all, it uses very fallacious arguments that presume…

I claim time in opposition to this amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Wisconsin is recognized for 5 minutes.

I thank the ranking member. Madam Speaker, I rise today to voice my strong opposition to H.R. 1797, which would callously and cavalierly limit access to abortion for women across the country. Boy, I tell you, the House GOP has truly pushed…

Medical providers have told us of harrowing tales of women who have developed life-threatening pre-eclampsia with impaired kidney functions, seizures, dangerously high blood pressure that threatens their health. They also tell us of the…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. I am so pleased that H.R. 742 is before us so that people understand, Madam Speaker, that this process actually does work from time to time. This provision was added at the last minute to the…

I am so delighted at this point to yield 2 minutes to someone who was formerly on the Ag Committee and is currently on the Financial Services Committee and who understands the importance of H.R. 742, the gentlelady from Alabama…

Again, I do want to thank Mr. Scott, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. I am so delighted to be the lead cosponsor on the Democratic side of the Financial Services Committee of this critical legislation. However, I do want to…

I thank the gentleman from Georgia. I rise today to support H.R. 1256, the Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act. I proudly supported the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act because I believed that regulations of derivatives were desperately…

I demand a recorded vote, and pending that, I make the point of order that a quorum is not present. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Wisconsin will…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 2, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $3,346,000)'' Page 9, line 17, after the dollar amount…

I want to thank you so much, Representative Horsford from Nevada--and Representative Hakeem Jeffries as well, who is here with us--for focusing on this effort and to conduct, this evening, this Special Order on lifting Americans out of…

And that is an extremely important point, because these young people who are going to college are doing us a favor to become educated. The jobs, you know, making the widgets, are dying out from not only technology but from outsourcing. We…

That's exactly right, because we can't lift America out of poverty without lifting Americans out of poverty. We are a family.

Well, I can tell you, we can have a society by design or by default. We can just let it all go as it will. I was very moved earlier by the tribute that our colleagues on a bipartisan basis made to Senator Lautenberg upon his passing. And…

On designated rollcall No. 169, ``no;'' 170, ``aye;'' 171, ``aye;'' 172, ``aye;'' 173, ``aye;'' 174, ``aye;'' 175, ``aye;'' 176, ``aye.'' Amendment No. 10 Offered by Mr. Holt The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a…

I thank the gentlelady. Just let me say that a 2013 GAO study estimated that the financial crisis cost the U.S. economy a total of more than $22 trillion--a crisis brought on by Wall Street deregulation that allowed firms and markets to…

Thank you so much, gentleman from Virginia, for yielding me the time. It's really my privilege to discuss the jobs program that is at the heart of the Congressional Black Caucus budget. The Congressional Black Caucus does acknowledge that…

Well, this is an austerity plan and an inequality plan, this Republican budget. I want people to behold the plunder of suckling babes--the young, elderly, the infirm, women, communities of color--by $810 billion cuts in Medicaid and $135…

I thank the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Levin). I want to associate myself with all of the members from the distinguished Ways and Means Committee who have tried to explain to the majority authors of this bill that the waivers are…

I would love to express my appreciation to my original cosponsors of this bill, chair emeritus, House Financial Service Committee Representative Spencer Bachus, for his support, and my other cosponsor and friend on the committee…