Along the lines that Simpson-Bowles talked about.

Mr. Speaker, this weekend, South Carolina lost one of its greatest leaders, United States District Judge Matthew J. Perry. Judge Perry symbolized courage and leadership and was a towering figure during the civil rights movement of the…

I want to thank my colleague from Arizona for taking on this very important issue. What a great evening to talk about America living within its means. We are $14.3 trillion in debt, and we're spending $1.5 trillion more than we are…

But, I mean, let me talk about the Kiawah Island Resort, they're hosting the PGA, and please come, everybody, in August 2011.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, the clock is ticking, the American people are anxiously waiting for responsible leadership, and the Republicans here in Congress are continuing to play political games. Last night the…

Mr. Speaker, led by the positive leadership of Speaker John Boehner, House Republicans passed the best bipartisan solution to the debt ceiling last week, the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011. Liberals in the Senate chose to hide and had a…

Mr. Speaker, when the President is correct, we should thank him, such as keeping open the Guantanamo Bay detention facility despite his promise to close it. And in the recent past, as Senator in 2006, the President was correct: ``The fact…

Mr. Speaker, today I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to Paul Callahan, a dedicated staff member in the office of the Second Congressional District of South Carolina. After 8 years in Washington, Paul will be departing the…

I thank my friend for yielding. Mr. Speaker, while the clock is ticking, the Republican majority is dickering and the American people are hurting. Our financial markets are on pace for their worst week in nearly a year. State governments…

Quite simply, government is too big. Out of control spending and over-regulation have threatened America's credit rating.

Simply put, the Affordable Health Care Act is indeed progress.

I can't support this plan. I would love to be able to support Speaker Boehner, Leader Cantor. I have to have something that transcends election cycles. I can't support it.

Mr. Speaker, in The Wall Street Journal, Fred Barnes documented on July 21 that in 1993 Canada faced a fiscal disaster similar to the one we're facing today. Government spending was on the rise, huge deficits were setting peacetime…

Madam Chair, I appreciate the leadership of Congressman Lee Terry of Nebraska to develop H.R. 1938, the North American-Made Energy Security Act. H.R. 1938 would expedite the Presidential Permit approval process for the Keystone XL pipeline…

Mr. Speaker, on Friday, Dr. Milton Wolf in The Washington Times reported, in the last 2 years, over 2 million private sector jobs have been lost, that unemployment has increased by 1.5 percentage points, that the U.S. dollar is 12 percent…

Mr. Speaker, I ask the American people to listen closely to these words: ``The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the U.S. Government cannot pay its own…

Folks, we have got to hold the line. We have got to stand strong. We can't let down the people who elected us last November.

Folks, we've got to hold the line. We've got to stand strong. We can't let down the people who elected us last November.