I also thank Congresswoman Chu for her leadership on behalf of women entrepreneurs and small business owners across the country.

My amendment would help ensure that the voices of veterans are heard as our government discusses how best to support veteran-owned small businesses and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses.

It is my goal with this amendment to help ensure that all veterans have the resources and support they deserve.

While I am not a veteran, both my father and my husband's father served in World War II.

Republican and democrat alike, we can all agree that the best ideas do not come from Washington, D.C.; they come from individuals and communities.

strong funding for the CFTC reduces the deficit in many more ways than a lot of other actions

I thank the chairman for this opportunity to speak on this bill. Mr. Speaker, I rise today out of concern for thousands of Americans struggling to heat their homes this winter. The bitter cold has caused an unwelcome rise in heating costs…

I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, this is a very important issue not only to northwest Ohio, but to the entire Midwest, so I rise today in support of H.R. 4076, the Home Heating Emergency Assistance Through Transportation…

I hope we can count on your support and the administration's support for both technical guidance as we move forward with this proposal, but also support of the basic concept: creating a lifetime savings fund for every child when they are…

So for several Congresses, I have introduced--Congressman Gingrich was a sponsor, Senator Santorum, so it has real bipartisan support--the ASPIRE Act, which would establish a universal child savings account with Federal seed funding and…

If we really want to make sure that we equip the next generation with the skills they need to grow the economy and to make sure that everyone who is willing to work hard has a chance, we have to open the doors to education.

the number-one problem facing America is the decline of middle-class incomes.

I do not understand why our colleagues on the other side--this is a tax break to help middle-class families pay for college.

One of the great problems in America is we do not save enough the way we used to.

Let the record show, Mr. Chairman, only Casey and I clapped.

It is a shame that America is declining in the percentage of people who graduate from college.

We had an opportunity yesterday--it was the 100th anniversary of Norman Borlaug's birth--to hold a symposium in his honor yesterday afternoon.

First, I associate myself with the remarks of the majority leader. I certainly understand the concerns of those on the Republican side about the individual who has proposed to spend a certain amount of money supporting the global warming…