On the point of order, it would be my view that you could clarify the legislative process by ruling against the point of order. If the point of order had not been raised, the next order of business would be an up-or-down vote on keeping…

May I be further heard for just 15 seconds? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman may conclude.

If you rule against the point of order, we can have an up-or-down vote. Otherwise, the up-or-down vote will essentially be on the motion to table. We should vote against the motion to table. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will rule…

Yes, Mr. Speaker. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman is recognized on the point of order.

10 years ago today, this body unanimously passed PREA, the Prison Rape Elimination Act, which my colleague from Virginia, Frank Wolf, and I sponsored. PREA is designed to end sexual violence in our Nation's prisons. One focus of PREA is on…

I thank my Alpha brother for yielding. It was with great sadness that I learned of the passing of our Alpha Phi Alpha brother, the Honorable William Herbert Gray III, on July 1, 2013. My thoughts and prayers are with Reverend Gray's family…

First, I want to join my colleagues on both sides in sending our well wishes to the Ranking Member of this Subcommittee, Rep. Carolyn McCarthy.

So, before we hear the tired arguments from detractors that the federal government is trying to create a 'nanny state' by promoting regular healthy meals in schools, I ask you how long are we gong to leave our nation's youth, our country's…

The Congress, in my opinion, should be in the business of incentivizing healthy eating habits at an early age.

Isn't it true that the 80 percent that have insurance, for them we are closing the donut hole...

The gentleman from South Carolina raised questions about the administration of the program...

Is there currently data available that shows the effects of preventive care without co-pays or deductibles?

Do you agree that ensuring access to accurate diagnosis through FDA approved technologies for patients with cognitive impairment would help achieve a major goal of the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease?

Isn't it true that the taxes really affect that you only get a deduction on the cost of a basic plan?

the Affordable Care Act couldn't have had any effect on that because it hadn't--the tax hadn't even gone into effect.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in opposition to the Making College More Expensive Act. In 2007, Congress cut the interest rate on student loans in half, from 6.8 percent to 3.4 percent, for 5 years. Last year, we extended that…

I thank the gentleman for yielding time, and I thank him for holding this important Special Order as we talk about college education and making it affordable. We know that a college education is extremely important to young people. It can…

Does an apology immunize you from criminal prosecution?

I thank the gentleman from New York (Mr. Grimm), my colleague from Virginia, Chairman Goodlatte, and the ranking member of the full committee, Mr. Conyers, for their cooperation in bringing this bill to the floor during National Police…

I think there is bipartisan agreement that you shouldn't be able to do that.

I thank the gentleman for yielding and thank him for his leadership on this issue and many other issues that he's been working on while we've been serving on the Judiciary Committee together. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk about an…

The City of Hampton, Governor Bob McDonnell, Senators Warner and Webb, Congressman Rigell, Congressmen Bobby Scott, Rob Wittman, Randy Forbes and Former Governor and now Senator Tim Kaine were all united in asking the President to take…

I would like to recognize a mayor from my district, Mayor Molly Joseph Ward of Hampton, who will be testifying later.

The history of Fort Monroe is older than the history of the United States, and her story is the story of our Nation.

I wouldn't be here testifying today on the importance of the Antiquities Act if it were not for her efforts.