I am delighted to have our colleagues on the Democratic side come and talk about jobs. It's not going to happen. These are massive tax increases. Business is trying to say, through the letters which I will more fully get into in a minute…

At this time I yield 3 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Pasco, Washington (Mr. Hastings).

I thank the gentlewoman from New York for yielding me the time, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. It seems like every time I come to the House floor, I point out that my Democratic colleagues are using an unprecedented…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 215, noes 206, not voting 11, as follows: [Roll No. 322] AYES--215…

In fact, the gentleman is correct. There were jobs that were added. They were government jobs. They were government jobs because of the census, and that is why we saw an uptick. Let's go back to Texas. I know there has been a lot said…

I'll reserve my time while they figure it out. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Texas is recognized for 2 minutes.

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 221, noes 199, not voting 12, as follows: [Roll No. 323] AYES--221…

I appreciate and respect the debate that's going on today, and I want to thank the Rules Committee for making in order an amendment to this bill. Mr. Chairman, currently private health care providers are treating brain injury patients with…

Madam President, yesterday the Department of Homeland Security told local law enforcement to keep their eyes peeled for a Somali man believed to be in Mexico for a period in order to make an illegal crossing into Texas. DHS believes this…

Madam President, I have in my hand a list of the countries from which individuals who have been detained at the border have originated. In 2009, 2 people from Afghanistan were apprehended on the southern border; 10 from Iran, a state…

All the boots on the ground that we need to make our border security efforts credible. I yield the floor. Exhibit 1 SOUTHWEST BORDER OTM APPREHENSIONS BY CITIZENSHIP--FY2009 AND FY2010TD THROUGH APRIL 30 [Data includes Deportable Aliens…

I believe that this issue really demanded an opportunity for the members of the Armed Services Committee to fully debate and vet and lead the way on this issue rather than it being part of a political issue that is dominated by the…

Madam President, I also wish to speak to the amendments that have been offered by Senator McCain, Senator Kyl, myself, and Senator Hutchison with regard to border security. One thing we cannot lose sight of is that the failure of the…

One day after the administration announced that President Obama would send National Guard troops to secure the border, the State Department announced that--surprise--the Guard troops would not be used to stop illegal immigration. This…

As we've had hearings regarding the oil spill out in the gulf, there have been some staggering things come forward, and the media is not grabbing it like they should and letting everyone know. Who knew that the inspectors inspecting the…

We heard our colleague across the aisle talking about the Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Obviously, this is supposed to be about a block of amendments, and I don't have objection to those, so I would like to use this time to address that issue…

There was an agreement with the military to do a study on what to do about the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy. That was the agreement, and the study is due at the end of the year. What this rule says, by bringing this amendment to the floor…

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There are certain requirements of this body that the Constitution sets forth. This is the body that controls the purse strings of the country. This body has an obligation to make sure that we act cautiously and…