Let me thank the chairman of the Judiciary Committee and my colleague from Texas (Mr. Poe) for his presence and comments on the floor about Dr. Dorothy Height and, as well, the author of the resolution. I am very proud to have joined…

I am particularly grateful for your leadership and that of the ranking member. Thank you for guiding me on this legislation. I rise to support S. 1963, the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act, for the work it is doing on…

Last Thursday, April 15, 2010, I was away from this House on a matter dealing with constituency and official business regarding NASA, and I would like to submit into the Record the following votes if I had been present. On rollcall vote…

Today I rise in support of H.R. 4178--The Deposit Restricted Qualified Tuition Programs Act. As co-chair of the Congressional Children's Caucus, I support this legislation because I believe that it is an important measure to help families…

I to pay tribute to a national treasure and icon who passed early this morning. I am speaking, of course, of the incomparable, irrepressible, and legendary Dorothy Irene Height. For more than half a century, Dorothy Height has played a…

Today a giant of a human being, a light at the end of the tunnel, a calm voice in the midst of a storm, but yet a woman who could create a storm around the issues of freedom and justice, passed away from this world and from our hearts. Dr…

Tomorrow we were to have a hearing in my Committee on Energy and Commerce about the companies in the United States that restated their earnings as a result of us passing the misguided health care bill last month. These companies were…

A New York Times/CBS News poll of supporters of the Tea Party movement revealed that 97 percent of Tea Partiers view illegal immigration as a serious problem. The result is not surprising considering that jobs and the economy are top…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, during this debate, on which we agree this legislation should be passed, we have talked a lot about victims. The victims that we have talked about are more than statistics. They are…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I want to commend Chairman Conyers and Ranking Member Smith for so quickly sponsoring this resolution and bringing it to the House floor. I support House Resolution 1271, and this…

Yes, in the western part of Texas, near El Paso, the Juarez drug cartel operates bringing drugs into the United States. They have hitmen that are called the Azteca gang. And they have been specifically hired to target our Border Patrol…

I don't know. They are amazing people, the law enforcement, all of them, the Federal agents, the State agents, the sheriffs, local law enforcement. They are amazing people who work on the border because they are outgunned, outmanned, and…

That's right. That helicopter was in Zapata County, into the United States a mile and a half, two miles across the border, the river border, and we are yet to find out why that helicopter was there. Another one was in the United States…

That's correct. The border patrol are on their own working with the local sheriffs.

This week is Victims' Rights Week. Today I honor the life of Houston Police Officer Timothy Abernethy. For Officer Abernethy, fighting crime was more than an occupation, it was his personal calling. He bravely dedicated his life to keeping…

Yes, in Arizona a rancher was killed by people crossing the border into the United States, people illegally in the United States.

I bring you news from the third front, that being the southern border with our neighbor Mexico, the first front being Iraq, the second front being Afghanistan. We are engaged in three conflicts, three wars. And the third front is the…

Mr. President, I thank Senator Alexander for his remarks. I share his analysis. He is exactly correct. It is very important for America that we recognize what he has said but even more important now, since I think the American people…