I think there is a lot more work to be tackled in this area before we can say that we got the public policy right.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 3675, the Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013, a bipartisan bill aimed at giving the FCC flexibility while promoting openness, transparency and accountability. Two years…

I want to first thank you and the Members of the Committee and the rest of the Senate and the House of Representatives for appropriating financial resources to both Belmar and the rest of the Jersey Shore since Sandy ravaged our…

I thank the gentleman from Texas, Congressman Brady. Mr. Speaker, somewhere across America, right now or later tonight, a tone is going to go off. That tone is going to go off, and a husband or a wife, a son or a daughter is going to…

Madam Speaker, the American people have not received the answers they deserved from the IRS. Lois Lerner appeared before the Oversight Committee last week and again refused to provide any insight into her IRS actions in this case. How can…

our experiences in Illinois with the Affordable Care Act have not been automatic, but our experiences have come as a result of a large number of people believing in the program, believing that it will work, and then working to make sure…

I am a big fan of home-visiting programs and community health centers.

Thank you for the Medicaid waiver for Cook County in the State of Illinois.

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Texas, and I rise in support today of the Hire More Heroes Act sponsored by my friend and colleague from Illinois, Congressman Rodney Davis. I applaud the work of Congressman Davis in championing…

Mr. Speaker, today, the House has the chance to more permanently establish in law a provision that firefighters across Kentucky's 6th District have told me is vital to their ability to continue protecting our communities. The Protecting…

No moneys can be delivered to the PA until you certify that they are fighting against incitement.

This, I think very, very thoughtfully on the part of the chairwoman and Ms. Lowey, a very thoughtful process by which pressure can be brought to bear.

This committee was able to provide every facet of the Federal Government with adequate, responsible funding, while continuing to reduce Federal spending.

Unquestionably, this return to regular order is critical to crafting bills that wisely expend taxpayer dollars.

the reality is that we need to tackle our mandatory spending programs, where two-thirds of spending is now located, the real driver of our debt.

Each of these unique situations calls for strong U.S. leadership, and in particular, we are all concerned these days, of course, about Ukraine and its territorial integrity.

the PA especially, is teaching and preaching hatred of the Israelis, and that has got to be a major stumbling block to your efforts to bring a peace agreement about.

It is being taught in the schools, and it is being taught in the marketplace and on the square and every other place, and it is being done with relish, incitement.