Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the gentleman from New Jersey, the Honorable Donald W. Norcross, be permitted to take the oath of office today. His certificate of election has not arrived, but there is no contest and no question…

To me, as I look over your dedication, I don't question it, so I am very excited that you are willing to take this on.

If you just focus on low cost energy but you don't look at safe energy and something happens, the cost to clean up is going to be absolutely enormous.

Potential safety concerns cannot be ignored and must be addressed quickly, especially in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

TVA must remain committed to reducing the dangers associated with coal ash ponds and ensuring that neighboring communities are kept safe.

TVA should be a leader, in my view, in providing reliable power, but also reducing the dangerous air pollution our children and our families are forced to breathe.

elections have consequences, and I grabbed that one back from James Inhofe and I am going to hand it back.

Because that is key, and I don't see those conflicting at all, by the way.

I am proud to have held it for 8 years.

We have learned that Qatar is a major source of funds, both at the governmental level, but also allowing its citizens to donate to Hezbollah, Hamas, and ISIS.

Ebola is a great issue, not only for development in Africa, but for the American people.

I hear from a number of veterans in my community that go to the VHA clinic in El Paso that they receive exemplary care in a timely fashion.

The one vulnerability they have now that traditionally terrorist organizations have not had is that they have to defend their turf.

My feelings are ambivalent on this topic of kidnapping for ransom.

Mr. Speaker, in 2009, President-elect Obama wrote a memo that his Presidency will usher in an unprecedented level of openness. But this week, it was revealed that the lead architect for the Affordable Care Act, Jonathan Gruber, capitalized…

The plan to revive the Iraq war by sending a surge of 30,000 troops is the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since Vietnam. If it is carried out, I will resist it.

I disagreed with President Obama, his decision to surge in Afghanistan, as I did with President Bush on the surge in Iraq.

I believe that ISIL could become a direct threat to the United States or our allies in Europe.