Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' to defeat the previous question. I urge a ``no'' vote on the rule. I encourage us to stay here and address immigration reform so that we can solve this issue for our country, reduce our…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern), my colleague on the Rules Committee. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this rule. And for the benefit of my colleagues, I want to be very…

I thank the gentleman for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. I yield myself such time as I may consume. {time} 1215 Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to the rule and the underlying bills, the so-called American Energy Solutions…

Madam President, the provision in the continuing resolution before us authorizes the President to train and equip friendly forces whose interests and objectives are aligned with ours so that they can fight on their own behalf, much as we…

Mr. President, today I wish to celebrate another year of outstanding service from the U.S. Air Force. Through signing the National Security Act of 1947, President Harry Truman awarded our Air Force the respect and recognition it so rightly…

Mr. President, I wish to honor all of those brave American men and women who have suffered as prisoners of war, are missing in action, or remain unaccounted for with respect to their service to our Nation. Since 1998, we take the third…

Mr. President, on more than once occasion, I have talked about the hardworking men and women who toil mostly in anonymity here in the Senate. We have people who work on our staffs and on the committees. We have floor and cloakroom staff…

I thank the gentleman from New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 4, the so-called Jobs for America Act. It brings to mind occasions where, as a youth, my sister and I would go to my uncle's house in Cleveland. My…

I think Congress has a strong responsibility to the taxpayers to make sure that their money is spent appropriately.

DHS simply can't afford to neglect its oversight responsibilities.

The project has become a monument to mismanagement.

Congress should heed GAO's recommendation that no new funding be appropriated until DHS and GSA get their act together.

Congress doesn't have the money to fund it. The tree isn't out in the backyard.

Several years ago, then-Secretary Janet Napolitano said that she would rather have money to complete building a National security cutter for the Coast Guard...

We are trying to make smart decisions with the money allocated to us.

I want to thank the gentleman from Nebraska for his leadership on energy, and for having this opportunity to discuss with the American people the things you are talking about, the impact of the rules and regulations the Obama…

I think as a Nation we can be penny-wise and pound-foolish.

The money that we are talking about is coming from the American taxpayers and they expect us to be a little more frugal.