Let it be said that Congress cares. We watch. We follow.

Mr. Speaker, one problem that I see from my colleagues across the aisle and the President is that many of them have never signed the front of a paycheck. They have only signed the back of a paycheck. I was a small-town banker for 8\1/2\…

Mr. Speaker, today we will have the opportunity to vote for a solution on the impending debt ceiling issue in Washington. The Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011 will cut $111 billion of spending next year; it will cap the total Federal…

Mr. Speaker, over the weekend, concerned constituents advised me they are tired of hearing politicians grandstand about fixing the Nation's debt ceiling. The current administration has proven it would rather threaten our senior citizens…

Thank you. I want to thank my good friend, Joe Barton. It was a great game last night, not exactly an ``eking'' game. Cedric came within five outs of pitching a no hitter, something I have never seen in the 17 years I have been involved in…

But what have you done lately? Amendment Offered by Mrs. Adams The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, 2-minute voting will continue. There was no objection. The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on the…

Madam Speaker, rather than negotiate in good faith with the Republican leadership, the current administration has resorted to scare tactics. On Tuesday, the President threatened to withhold benefit checks for Social Security recipients and…

Madam Speaker, for months now here in Washington we have debated spending, the debt ceiling, and job creation. But for generations, American businessmen and -women have shaped not only our national economy, but the world's economy and made…

Madam Speaker, before I begin, I would like to join with my colleague from Illinois, Congressman Adam Kinzinger, in congratulating the people of Wisconsin on passing a concealed weapons bill. I think they'll find, as we have found in South…

I think it would be a calamitous outcome. It would create a very severe financial shock that would have effects not only to the U.S. economy, but on the global economy.

I would urge Congress to take every step possible to avoid defaulting on the debt or creating even any significant probability of defaulting on the debt.

I think they view this whole situation... as being a political issue and not an economic issue.

We need to do something big, strong.

The current fiscal situation of the United States is not sustainable.

Extended unemployment insurance benefits provided during the economic downturn have fostered economic stability.

I think it would, but as Senator Corker pointed out, or Senator Vitter, the other part of this is we also want to make substantial progress on the long-term fiscal situation.

Senator, you are absolutely right.

The Federal Reserve together with other agencies has imposed an order on the servicers to fix up their act and to go back and look at every foreclosure going back for some number of years and to compensate anybody who was injured by their…