This legislation is a simple, commonsense solution, and we almost got it included in the bill, but we did not.

When I was last in Afghanistan, in August 2011, the four of us--Senator Whitehouse, Senator Blumenthal, and Senator Bennet--had a great briefing.

Mr. President, we are faced with a difficult challenge, and we know the American people watching us over so many days now understand the basic challenge we face. It is a challenge of reducing deficit and debt and cutting spending but also…

Madam President, I rise today in favor of this resolution to recognize the importance of the National Veterans Wheelchair games which will be held in Pittsburgh, PA, starting August 1. This resolution recognizes the great contributions…

Mr. Speaker, the American people can finally see Harry Reid's debt ceiling plan. Only 5 days before the deadline set by the President, the Senate majority leader finally put something on paper and submitted it to the Congressional Budget…

Mr. Speaker, the Hill newspaper recently reported that there's another prominent glitch in last year's health care law. Millions of families could struggle to purchase insurance because of the sloppy manner in which the bill was written…

I rise to urge this Chamber to support H.R. 440, a bill that requires the President to appoint a special envoy at the State Department to advocate for religious minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia. I commend the gentleman…

Mr. Speaker, before I begin, I want to thank Chairman Ros- Lehtinen for her support, Mr. Berman for his support, and Mr. Smith for his help. I also want to thank some key staff members whose hard work and efforts on the bill have not gone…

That's no way for the United States to operate.

Publically held federal debt increased from 33 percent of GDP in 2001 to 62 percent of GDP in 2010.

I thank the gentleman from Nebraska. That line through Canada, less than 800 miles long, to add an additional almost 10,000 miles to go through the Panama Canal to Shanghai doesn't make economic sense. And let's keep in mind, Canada is our…

The absence of steady, responsible fiscal stewardship over the past decade has gotten us into a deep financial hole.

I respectfully write to you to request a Full Committee Hearing to determine if victims of the September 11, 2011 terrorist attacks were targeted by News Corp.

Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of this amendment, which I have cosponsored, that would remove a rider from this bill that would seriously compromise the effectiveness of the landmark Endangered Species Act, which was signed into law…

I appreciate the invitation, but the way to amend the act is in regular order in the committee, not necessarily through the appropriations process.

I appreciate the gentleman's remarks. I appreciate the invitation. And the way to amend the act is in regular order, not in appropriation. The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired. (On request of Mr. Hastings of Washington…

Mr. Speaker, tonight, Representative Gabrielle Giffords' office is organizing a Special Order to recognize Border Patrol agents who were killed in the line of duty last year. I want to thank her and her staff for working to acknowledge…

Thank you, Dr. Gingrey. I want to talk for about 5 minutes here on an issue that you brought up, Dr. Gingrey, about the $575 billion from the Medicare program that also cuts $135 billion from Medicare Advantage plans, forcing over 7…