We depend upon clean and safe water for our way of life.

Madam Speaker, I support President Obama's request to provide our troops with the equipment and support they need for their mission. We also owe it to our troops to have a realistic strategy that is worthy of their sacrifice. The toughest…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on H. Con. Res. 258. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 258) congratulating the Commandant of the Coast Guard and the Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy and its staff for 100 years of operation…

Madam Speaker, again I urge the Members to support this legislation. I think it's very important that we pause to recognize these wonderful, strong, courageous, and patriotic citizens of our Nation who, again, are our thin blue line at…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. I want to thank the ranking member of our full committee, Mr. Mica, and Mr. Duncan. Both of them made some very good points that I would just like to elaborate on a little bit. I call our Coast…

Madam Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Courtney), the sponsor of this legislation.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. H. Con. Res. 258, authored by Congressman Courtney, celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, and honors the many men and women who have…

Mr. President, I take this time to urge my colleagues to allow us to proceed to the DISCLOSE Act to deal with campaign finance reform. I thank Senator Schumer for his hard work on this issue to bring forward a bill that I hope can enjoy…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Robert Maes, Cory Mack, and Elizabeth Schwab of the office of Senator Bingaman be granted the privileges of the floor for today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Well, Madam Speaker, here we go again. Today and every day in this Chamber my Republican colleagues stand here and blame Democrats for failing to create jobs. What nerve they have when they haven't voted for one jobs bill for the American…

I thank the gentlelady. Madam Speaker, I have to tell you, it really troubles me to be here this evening because once again we have to point to action by House Democrats to bring jobs to the American people and inaction by our Republican…

a country that mistreats its women is an indicator of a dangerous country, well beyond those who've been victimized.

Transparency is important here.

As trustees I believe you really have a fiduciary responsibility to make sure that you are satisfied for the purposes of the people of this Nation...

The current $75 million limit on oil spill liability damages represents but a small fraction of the actual economic and environmental costs.

Senator Menendez's bill, S. 3305, that this Committee adopted, will make sure that BP is legally bound to honor its pledge to pay 'all legitimate claims' including those for natural resource damages.

BP and its partners are responsible for repairing this environmental destruction, in addition to the economic devastation they caused.