putting America back to work in an economy that works for everyone is undoubtedly the most effective and efficient way to reduce our debt and deficit.

I come from a state where we have a Quality Star Program as well.

Is it safe to assume that the geopolitical considerations that Mr. Rush has talked about, and Mr. Shimkus talked about, are reasons to approve LNG exports?

I would hope the answer to that question would be no.

Mr. Speaker, jobs, health care, health insurance, and the First Amendment are all on the line this week when the Supreme Court hears about the threats posed by the Obama administration's HHS mandate. The question is simply this: Can the…

I am proud to be an original co-sponsor of H.R. 6, along with Congressman Gardner from Colorado.

There is one minor point, they also all have to be built, and they are not all going to be built.

Thank you to my colleagues. I would like to thank Mr. Horsford and Mr. Jeffries for hosting the Congressional Black Caucus' important discussion on celebrating Women's History Month. As we honor so many women who have shaped our history…

I tend to believe that there is a need to address this problem from both sides of the equation by increasing the revenue and cutting where appropriate.

Let me first thank you, Representative Horsford and Congressman Jeffries, for organizing the Congressional Black Caucus' Special Order. You have really shown tremendous leadership and consistency and have been working so hard on behalf…

It's a very simple amendment. All I'm adding is two words 'and discrimination' into that sentence. That's it.

I am fairly new to the body. I was elected in 2010, one of the few Democrats.

We talk about that all the time, by the way, pay for performance and all that. It is hard to do.

One of the things that struck me over the last couple of years, Ms. Rivlin, is your co-chair, former Senator Domenici, who said that it is really all about health care.

if we are serious about closing the achievement gap, we need to begin by ensuring that the achievement gap doesn't arise in the first place

the best way to reform high schools is to ensure that we have universal access to high-quality, early childhood education

It is not easy, particularly when you get people in the room who have different perspectives on taxing, on spending.

We don't have to do that at all here, in terms of making those difficult decisions.