Sorry to disappoint some of my friends on the other side of the aisle. I'm here.

I thank the chair, and I thank the panel for being here.

What worries me about, as a student of history, is miscalculation.

I thank my colleague for yielding. I was listening as a student of history myself to our friend from Texas. In that little last bit about affordable health care, he left out one little piece of history, which was that the Republicans of…

Yet, despite that success, with communities still in need, in process, the House majority wants to peel back that progress and repeal what we have done. Can the Superfund be improved? Of course. We are committed to do that. But the answer…

I salute my colleague for those eloquent remarks. Mr. Speaker, the famed English poet Alfred Tennyson once wrote, ``Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come.'' Indeed, let's hope that this is the spirit that greets us here in the…

Today House Republicans forced a vote on the cynically misnamed ``Kids First Research Act.'' The bill purports to increase funding for pediatric research by transferring $12.6 million from the public financing for party nominating…

We have helped create a security force of 800,000 in Iraq. What are we getting for that relationship, that investment?

It is really important for an American audience not to conflate Iran with al-Qaeda.

It isn't an honest intellectual pursuit to deliberately cherry-pick facts and to deliberately put together a panel of critics of a piece of legislation that is admittedly complex.

For the past years my constituents have told me we want health insurance reform, but only if it meets certain tests.

Is it going to be the practice of this chairman to start to actually individually put members' websites into the record?

How you can come to a congressional oversight hearing on this subject, with your titles, and not know how much we are spending every year, and not know how many casualties we incur every year, or this last year, I will say to the chairman…

I think it started out with great intentions, but it ballooned.

I can't name a specific area, but categorically I think there certainly must be.

What is in it for Iran? What most motivates Iran to want to, A) reach this agreement...

I remain committed to working with my colleagues in the House to continue bringing light to the situation in Egypt and across the Middle East.

I will say, however, human rights are human rights, whether you are a Copt or a Muslim.

As an Orthodox Christian and a member of the International Religious Freedom Caucus, I am especially alarmed at the dwindling number of Christians in Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Egypt, and throughout the Middle East.

Let us not forget that 'Coptic' translated means Egyptian. These attempts must be denounced by all.

I thank my colleague, Mr. Polis, for his leadership. Madam Chair, I join with the distinguished chairman in support of this amendment. I am proud to be one of the coauthors. I must say, contrary to what our dear friend from California just…

Hopefully, North Carolina and Virginia will both come to their senses and broaden Medicaid so that those people will have coverage.

I think we have actually put together a panel here that has been very stimulating.

I couldn't disagree with her more, fundamentally.

I certainly applaud the fact that we are looking to get the best deal we can for the U.S. taxpayer.