Ron Kind: “May I inquire, does the majority side have an extra minute that they could spare?”

I thank my friend for yielding. I rise in opposition to the rule and to the underlying bill because it is a missed opportunity. I had offered numerous, fiscally responsible reform amendments to improve the bill, all of which were rejected…

On a lighter note, this will be one of the last opportunities that I will have to address this Chamber as Representative of the people of the Third Congressional District of western and north central Wisconsin. It has truly been the honor…

I thank my friend from Massachusetts for yielding me this time. Mr. Speaker, I am a member of that committee of jurisdiction. I also remember growing up as a kid in Wisconsin, and many of us looked forward to this radio program that Paul…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the amendment. I thank her for her leadership on this issue. This amendment is long overdue. The sugar program that currently exists has distorted the marketplace for…