Sometimes you got to forget about principle and just do the right thing.

We will remain active and vigilant on the law enforcement side, but it is not enough.

the real heroes here are the moms and the dads and the citizens of Rutland and of the State of Vermont who are stepping up to work together...

But you know what? What we know is that when communities face their problems, it is the first step in solving their problems.

If we are going to maintain what it is we find so important to each of us, a sense of community, it means we have got to step up...

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. I will place into the Record the following letters from American Health Insurance Plans, Blue Cross Blue Shield, the California Medical Association, from AFSCME, and also from the…

Mr. Speaker, the bipartisan Senate legislation on unemployment insurance is a major step forward for millions of job- seeking Americans. It has been 76 days since the Federal unemployment insurance expired for 1.3 million job-seeking…

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 238, nays 181, not voting 12, as follows…

It is now my pleasure to yield 1 minute to the gentlelady from California (Ms. Pelosi), our very distinguished leader.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Nolan). (Mr. NOLAN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 15 seconds. I say to my colleague that what you are doing, essentially, is undercutting bipartisanship with pure partisan politics. Pointing to the Senate is pure mythology. I now yield 3 minutes to the…

Mr. Speaker, it is now my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Rangel). (Mr. RANGEL asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 15 seconds. I say to the gentleman from Pennsylvania that the problem is your bill is nothing but a political bill. It is nothing except about the November election--nothing but. I now yield 2 minutes to the…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. What is going on here? The Republicans are bringing up a totally partisan bill to thwart a bipartisan bill. They are tossing aside common ground for barren ground, another Affordable…

Mr. Speaker, time and time again, we have been reassured by this administration that ObamaCare is working, but when I talk to my constituents in Oklahoma's Second District, this is not the case. When I read the news headlines and discover…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank him for his relentless and persistent leadership in helping America's seniors, today manifested in his support for the SGR and his opposition to this ill-designed approach by the…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to the tragic events that took place in Austin, Texas, on Thursday at the annual South by Southwest Festival. A suspected drunk driver being chased by the Austin police slammed his car into the festival crowd. Two…

Mr. Speaker, I come to the floor to congratulate the two Senators from my home State--Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senator Dean Heller--for putting together a bipartisan unemployment insurance benefit extension. I am thankful on…