They are crying out for a response from us.

Twenty-seven million, 31,000.

I have introduced H.R. 1124, the Fairness in Taxation Act, which would create new tax brackets for millionaires and billionaires.

I do believe that we are responsible for responding to need.

It is about people who are locked and why the gap is continuing to get wider.

I am here to ask today that we tackle the issue of the widening gap between the haves and the have-nots in our society.

If you cut too fast too deeply, you will slow down a very fragile recovery and threaten to put people out of work.

We must continue to invest in people.

Yes, we have to reduce our deficits and debt, no doubt about it in terms of our long term economic growth.

It is important to protect health equity and the access to affordable healthcare.

It is necessary to fully fund Community Development Block Grants. It provides the greatest return on investment for creating jobs.

Mr. Speaker, all Americans have provided sympathy for the people of Japan due to the massive earthquake and tsunami, but I was grateful to learn last week at the Lexington Rotary Club, led by President Nick Pizzuti, that The Rotary…

Am I correct in my understanding that FDA does not consider the cost of a drug during its approval process?

But we are all going to have to row this boat if we are going to get this country headed in the right direction.

It is huge. I mean you are literally taking weapons grade plutonium off the market and doing something constructive with it.

Government has gone out of control. Our federal government is too big, tries to do too much, and spends too much hard-earned taxpayer money.

If this is not the time to cut Federal spending and begin to work toward a balanced budget, I ask, when is the time?

We are now more than $14 Trillion dollars in debt. That number equates to approximately 94% of our Gross Domestic Product.