It is my pleasure to recognize the career of an icon of the House of Representatives: Jim Oberstar. Jim's decades of leadership and tireless service to this House and especially the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee deserve…

Again, I want to make sure we set the record straight here. There is a lot of rhetoric, a lot of talk going on on the floor today about Social Security, and I just want to make sure that the record stands clear that in 1935, the Social…

I will close by making the final note, again, the urging, the plea to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, to stop using the rhetoric that those of us on our side want to privatize. We do not want to privatize Social Security. We…

I appreciate the gentleman's comments but, again, we can use this as an experiment, it's working. I understand the scale is different, but the principles can be the same. Business principles, running an efficient operation, making sure of…

I rise today in support of H. Res. 1463, which designates Railroad Retirement Day on August 29, 2010. Railroad Retirement Day is established in this resolution to celebrate the success and importance of the Railroad Retirement System…

I do recall that it was a commission set up by President Clinton that made some of these recommendations. So, to continue, for the majority to point to Republicans as not voting for it, as trying to rip it out by the roots, as trying to…

When we did the stimulus bill, we spent money on all different kinds of programs, many of which don't create jobs. Only 8 percent went to infrastructure in this country, 8 percent, which is a very small amount. But the fact of the matter…

I agree with my colleague from Massachusetts that we need to get this economy back on track, but you don't get it back on track by creating the great uncertainty that your side has created in the economy, raising health care costs, raising…

I want to associate myself with the gentleman from Vermont's remarks and urge my colleagues not to be swayed by the lobbyists from the credit card companies that are trying to eliminate the Durbin amendment from this important legislation…

I rise in support of the en bloc amendments, but I rise in opposition to the Murphy amendment, which will repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell, which is the current law for the U.S. military. Our Nation is at war, and after making the continuous…

I believe Congress should maintain its authority to review and debate this policy implication of repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell before a final decision is made. We owe that to the men and women of the Armed Forces. To my colleagues, I…

I want to thank the majority leader for his leadership on this, and set the record straight. I said you have supported this every year; I meant every year you have been in Congress. You haven't been around for 69 years.