And I don't want the bad guys to rule. This kind of process allows bad guys to take over the borders.

I was appalled at the raids. You did that a couple years ago.

But nobody has called you from the White House or from General Holder's office and said, 'Stop doing what you are doing'?

I really would hope that this Committee would have the courage of convictions to really do something about immigration reform.

one of the things that just appalled me... is the absolute lack of a national energy plan in this country.

the Commission recommends, quote, 'a more robust and more formal interagency consultation process in which NOAA, in particular, is provided a heightened role, but ultimate decision-making authority is retained by the Department of the…

The American people would also be pretty irate.

Mr. Speaker, Shakespeare penned the words that gave title to a true story of the 101st Airborne during World War II. In ``King Henry V,'' he wrote: ``We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; ``For he today that sheds his blood with me…

Mr. Speaker, most States, including my own State of Pennsylvania, are facing significant budget problems this fiscal year. The fiscal situation in some States eerily resembles Greece and Ireland. Unfortunately, the Federal Government is…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Middletown Community Foundation and to honor one of my constituents from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Mr. Todd Buch. Each year, the Middletown Community Foundation honors a local resident with the…

I can't think of a more important office.

Tonight, we are hoping that President Obama will focus on investment, infrastructure, and for some of us, some other issues like protecting Social Security.

What are the consequences of not getting funding for the next 5-year stretch?

Mr. Speaker, last week the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission held a hearing on the plight of Christian minorities in Iraq and Egypt. In the wake of the devastating attacks targeting Christians in both countries, it is clear that religious…

Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 2 o'clock and 5 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until Monday, January 24, 2011, at noon for morning-hour debate and 2…

Mr. Speaker, ``On a blistering evening in Phoenix recently, a group of prominent civic leaders met to talk about America. It didn't take long for the conversation to get around to the fall of the Ottoman Empire. ``That's what happens when…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a group that has made a difference in our country, the Guardians of the National Cemetery in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. This is a group comprised entirely of volunteers who have assumed the mission and…

Mr. Speaker, I might just respond: ObamaCare spends over $1 trillion but leaves 23 million people uninsured. Mr. Speaker, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have been arguing that we can't afford to repeal ObamaCare. I would…