It was with this action that slavery was first abolished.

I yield myself an additional 30 seconds. Even with these additional investments, our budget is projected to put our Nation back on a sustainable path because the deficit reduction is more than the Simpson-Bowles deficit reduction…

The Congressional Black Caucus budget reacts to this chart which shows the recovery over past recessions. This recession has been deeper and longer than any others. We still haven't gotten the jobs back. At the rate we're going, we're not…

I rise as the designee of the Congressional Black Caucus to offer an amendment. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following…

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Virginia will be postponed. Amendment No. 3 in the Nature of a Substitute Offered by Mr. Grijalva…

I yield myself the balance of the time. The CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 3\1/2\ minutes.

Thank you. And I thank the gentleman for yielding. I was on the Budget Committee--I'm not this year--but I have done a lot of work on the Budget Committee.

Thank you. And I want to thank you for your leadership. I want to thank the gentleman from Nevada for his leadership on this matter, and the chair of the Black Caucus, Marcia Fudge. {time} 2010 Mr. Speaker, the Simpson-Bowles Commission…

I thank you for yielding, and most of all I thank you for your leadership in the firearms task force, the prevention of gun violence. You've done a tremendous job in bringing diverse views into focus to respond appropriately to the…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 338, the Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Territories Act of 2013. This bill is simple and straightforward. It amends the Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act…

Well, how long are people on the list?

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I'm proud to join the gentleman from Wisconsin and the gentleman from Michigan, who were leaders in the reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act in 2006. They were there and have been fighting the battle…

And that can be considered to put someone to death, best you can determine from the white paper?

Why is hearsay not considered admissible in a court of law?

Can hearsay be considered to ascertain whether or not these factors are true?

Our right to vote is the very foundation of our democracy. In passing the Voting Rights Act, Congress relied on an extensive record of discrimination in voting. Section 5 is one of the act's most important provisions. It requires covered…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in opposition to H.R. 592, the Federal Disaster Assistance Nonprofit Fairness Act of 2013, which would add ``houses of worship'' to the list of eligible entities that can receive direct government…

Reserving the right to object-- and I will not object--I would like to thank the gentleman from Texas and his colleague from Texas (Mr. Poe) and our colleague from New York (Mrs. Maloney) for their hard work on this bill, which would make…

I have no further speakers. I would just like to again compliment the gentleman from South Carolina for his leadership on this. A lot of communities will benefit. I thank him for that work. I urge my colleagues to support the legislation…

Thank you. And I apologize, I was not aware that I had additional speakers. I yield such time as he may consume to the former chair of the Judiciary Committee, the ranking member, the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Conyers).

I think the chairman has the right to close, and I would yield him time if he has any concluding comments. He apparently doesn't have any further comments. I yield back the balance of my time.

The juvenile justice part of the school-to-prison pipeline is a feeder system for the adult incarceration.

the United States leads the world in incarceration of its children.

You would have to eliminate everything in order to fund a total extension of the tax cuts. Now, obviously, that's not going to happen. Obviously, if you extend the tax cuts without offsetting it with other revenues, you've got to go into…

If you look at the budget and if you take out Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and defense and if you just look at what's called the nondefense discretionary budget, that's about--I'd say in round figures--$400 billion. If you're…