So, therefore, we need to change the statute if we want to protect food security in this country.

Mr. President, I rise today in recognition of International Human Rights Day. Sixty-five years ago, on December 10, 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which serves as a foundation…

The tax code is complicated. That is not the fault of the IRS. That is the fault of the Congress.

There have been several studies done by congressional agencies that have shown that by making more resources available to the IRS, we actually bring in more revenue to this country.

I thank the gentleman for his comment. We neither have the time nor do I have the inclination to go through each one of those bills to which the gentleman refers as ``jobs bills.'' Of course, we have an alternative; and Mr. Van Hollen will…

I thank the gentleman. Governor Steve Beshear of Kentucky spoke to us this morning. Now, Kentucky is not the center of Democratic politics in America, as Mitch McConnell would quickly observe. Thousands of people are signing up in…

Mr. Speaker, I am not surprised that the majority leader wants to talk about health care, because much of that legislation he has talked about then, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 times that the Republican Party has tried to repeal health care. My…

Mr. Speaker, I yield to my friend, the gentleman from Virginia, the majority leader, for the purpose of inquiring of the schedule for the week to come.

I thank the gentleman for his information, and I appreciate the fact that he has put on there the sustainable growth rate in Medicare budget agreement, which hopefully we can get to, which will be bipartisan in nature and will be balanced…

I thank the gentleman for his comments. I will say that he and I, as he has articulated, do agree that the sequester is not good policy. As a matter of fact, Chairman Hal Rogers, the chairman of the Appropriations Committee, said it best…

Mr. Speaker, today's legislation would amend the Investment Advisors Act of 1940 to generally exempt private equity fund investment advisors from its registration and reporting requirements, subject to certain conditions. Proponents of…

I must say that, Dr. Thomas, I had an opportunity to read your testimony and I think it is appropriate that I start out by just quoting a little bit of it, because this is reading that every single American and every member of Congress…

The Federal Government therefore deserves a great deal of credit for doubling, doubling life expectancy for Americans, as well as for tackling a long and ever-changing list of problems regarded as the worst enemies in the Nation's health.

I certainly understand the logic behind free market principles, but I think we need to recognize that private corporations are not going to necessarily look out for the poorest, the sickest, and the least fortunate among us.

I think seniors are being told that by fear-mongering members of the other party who don't like the ACA.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 1900, which would place new, arbitrary deadlines on the pipeline permitting process at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and related agencies. H.R. 1900 attempts to solve a problem…

I thank the gentleman from Connecticut not only for taking this Special Order but for the speech that he gave as we led into this Special Order about that wrenching day in November, the 22nd of November 1963, as to where he was and the…

Mr. President, today, I wish to honor my long-time staff member, Denise Nooe, on the occasion of her retirement. Denise has been a part of my team for 30 years. She began working for me in 1983 as a constituent services representative when…