Thank you so much, Representative DeLauro, for your absolutely tireless advocacy on behalf of the middle class and people aspiring to be in the middle class. Thank you so much for being here tonight. I now yield to another colleague of…

Thank you, Representative Lowenthal, not only for helping share those stories but for putting personal faces on the people who are affected when we don't extend these benefits and do our jobs. I am glad to be joining you and others who…

Absolutely, Representative Lee. Thank you so much, not only for talking about the Fast Track and the wage erosion that is going to come out of that for the American people, but for all of the words as we talk about Fast Track and the need…

I now would like to yield to a colleague of mine who has done an outstanding job in representing people across not just her State of California but this country. She is the chair of our Democratic whip's Task Force on Poverty and…

Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to be here on behalf of the Progressive Caucus and lead this Special Order hour. Last week, we were here as a Progressive Caucus with a number of our members talking about the need to extend unemployment…

I thank the Chair. I would like to try to split that time a little bit, a little bit on the unemployment extension, as we have been just talking about with the last several speakers, and a little bit about the fast track bill as well…

Thank you, Representative Cicilline. You talked about the 72,000 people every single week. If you think about it, as we tried to talk to our colleagues on the other side of the aisle trying to get this vote this week, when you think, in…

Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the time, and I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________

I have all sorts of stories that I would read but I don't have time to from construction workers who are out of work and need these benefits, from machinists who are out of work, a surgical nurse in Baraboo, Wisconsin. There are so many…

Thank you so much, Representative Cartwright, for not only your long-time advocacy on behalf of so many people, but for sharing the personal stories, because I think that is what matters the most. Mr. Speaker, how much time is remaining…

Thank you so much, Representative Jackson Lee. I think you clearly explained the dilemma we have. While the economy is slowly bouncing back--and this President has brought us from a 9.8 percent unemployment rate he inherited down to 7…