I thank my very good friend, the distinguished gentleman from New York. Mr. Speaker, with all due respect in the world, the Speaker of the House said, We shouldn't kick the can. What they are doing, Mr. Speaker, is they are kicking the…

I thank the gentleman. Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition. I'm not surprised by this bill. In March, they tried to close down the Federal Government over a woman's right to go to Planned Parenthood for health care, and today they are…

I thank my friend from Maryland. Well, they're right about something. This is cut, cap, and balance. Except that it cuts at the middle class, it caps Medicare, and it balances budgets on the backs of seniors. That is the fundamental…

I thank my friend from Maryland for yielding. Mr. Chairman, every budget is about the bottom line, and here is the Ryan budget bottom line: If you are making over a million dollars, you get a $100,000 tax cut. If you are a senior on…

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, Republicans came to Washington promising to change the way Washington works. And what do they give us? This political stunt of a resolution. They came to the majority in 1994 and shut down the…

I rise to oppose this bill. This vote establishes who you are for. Are you for insurance company profits, or are you for the middle class? I'm for Hannah Watson of Bay Shore, Long Island. Hannah was born with spina bifida. She had multiple…

I thank the gentleman from Arizona for yielding. Madam Speaker, the violence in Tucson and the shooting of my very good friend Gabby Giffords is not a time for partisanship and it is not a time for politics. It is a time for reflection…

The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion shall not be questioned. But neither the United…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this resolution which I had the privilege of introducing and sponsoring. This resolution recognizes the efforts of Welcome Back Veterans in providing critically needed treatment for PTSD to veterans and…

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, in the weeks after 9/11, I remember colleagues from throughout the Congress approaching those of us who suffered loss and who lost constituents saying, What can I do to help? What do you need? How can I…

Today we consider the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. In my district, John Sferazo is counting on us to pass this bill. John was at Ground Zero clearing rubble and removing debris. Today his breathing is labored and his health is…

We always do best when we are building with our hands, when we are standing and growing with this economy, putting people to work, manufacturing for a better economy. And this bill turns away 8 years of neglect on infrastructure and starts…