Mr. Speaker, not only can we not wait; we can't afford to wait. And here in the House, we haven't waited. With this week's passage of H.R. 1904, the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011, and H.R. 674, the repeal of…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 1 p.m. on Monday next. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Amash). Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Pennsylvania? There was no…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the goals and the ideals of National Adoption Month and National Adoption Day, both of which will be held next month in November 2011. National Adoption Month, which was first designated in 1995…

There's much debate on the floor of this House about the plight of the uninsured. We need more discussion about health care solutions, and we need more praise for those health care professionals in our communities who do the hard work of…

I thank the gentleman for the time and also for his leadership in bringing both parties together around this idea that will create jobs in the United States. I rise in support of the rule today and in support of the underlying legislation…

We want to put people back to work. We want to make sure these funds are utilized to rebuild communities.

Let me just proceed with some line of reasoning.

I thank my colleague. I am an interested neighbor and one who has worked with your constituents just because of my role on the Homeland Security Committee.

I am going to ask you whether or not you have heard the discussion of the shrimpers, and I did not know if I came in too late to listen about the oystermen.

I would like to officially make a request to meet with you as soon as possible in my office and also in Houston.

I have no friendship for the Iranian government. I do believe the people there--there is a body politic who want freedom.

I think that is the interpretation.

They may be, in fact, individuals that could encourage the democratic movement in Iran.

Mr. Speaker, a lot of folks in this Chamber talk about job creation, which is important because jobs should and must be our Nation's top priority. But the solution to our economic woes isn't going to come from Washington; it's going to…

I would now like to yield to the gentlelady from West Virginia, Ms. Shelley Moore Capito.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is a story about American jobs. This is the story about American jobs and the story of where our money is misspent, how it hurts States, the United States, and how we can change that trend. It's how some U.S…

If any insurance company began collecting premiums, then tried to spend $86 billion before paying out a single penny in benefits, they would rightly be prosecuted as a Ponzi scheme.

the Department of Health and Human Services has rightfully decided to cancel the program.