Jim Saxton: “It was essential that we act to help stop the escalation of the crisis in the Horn of Africa, and particularly the…”

I rise at this time to say a few words about the U.S. economy, which has been actually quite good. It is quite amazing for us here in the House with all of the responsibilities that we have and with all of the responsibilities outside of…

each month the Joint Economic Committee has the opportunity to receive job growth data from the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics. This month, the JEC was pleased to receive good news; fortunately, good news of two kinds…

let me take a minute at the outset to talk a little bit about the individual after whom this bill is named. The gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Stump) comes from Arizona. After the announcement of the gentleman's retirement, this bill was…

If you can clearly indentify a problem and a solution, then everyone will work together to accomplish the goal. If there is scientific uncertainty, distrust and animosity, then the process of cooperatively working together to find a…