To build upon this success, the House on June 16th passed two vital pieces of legislation to create hundreds of thousands of jobs on Main Street.

Mr. President, this past Friday I had the opportunity to travel to the Gulf of Mexico along with three of our colleagues, including Senator Mikulski, my colleague from Maryland, Senator Vitter from Louisiana, and Senator Merkley from…

Mr. Speaker, for every American seeking a job, and every small business trying to expand so they can hire them, I rise in strong support of the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 and the Small Business Jobs Tax Relief Act of 2010…

Good morning and welcome back. Many of you, of course, visit on a relatively regular basis. Others of you we don't get to see as often. I now have been here long enough to know almost all of you, and have served with almost all of you. And…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of this resolution to congratulate the Urban Prep Charter Academy on the wonderful accomplishment of sending every one of their 107 graduates on to college this…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today with a heavy heart to commemorate the life of Maryland State Trooper First Class Wesley Brown. Just 24 years old, Trooper Brown of Seat Pleasant, Maryland, was fatally shot last Friday. Trooper Brown was a brave…

Madam President, today I commemorate the 233rd Flag Day in the United States. On June 14, 1777, nearly a year after our Nation declared its independence, the Second Continental Congress approved the design of our national flag. The 13…

I would hope that you would tackle this issue and help us resolve it because in the eyes of the international community, Guantanamo Bay is an icon of abuse.

There should be no Government bailout for the damages caused by BP oil.

BP oil needs to be held fully accountable for the damages that they have caused.

Mr. Goss said, and I am quoting from him, that Mr. Cole was a 'brilliant prosecutor' and 'extraordinarily talented.'

Mr. President, in recent weeks the issue of polluted stormwater runoff from federal properties has again gained significant attention. I continue to have grave concerns about the failure of the Federal Government to pay localities for…

Madam President, as the world is looking at the worst oilspill in America's history--it may yet become the worst oilspill ever--everyone is saying: Well, what are we going to do about this? What is our response? Our response needs to be…

Thank you for yielding, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Speaker, first of all, in following up on what the chairman just spoke about, we just got an email from the Coast Guard saying that BP has assured them that the near $70 million for which they have…

Mr. President, I rise in opposition to the resolution of disapproval offered by Senator Murkowski. This resolution is a stunning departure from the science of climate change. It jeopardizes our ability to address a continuing threat to our…

Mr. Speaker, in 2003, Republicans said they were overhauling Medicare, but all they succeeded in doing was creating a prescription drug doughnut hole that, in 2009 alone, forced 63,000 Maryland seniors to pay thousands of dollars out of…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Monday next for morning-hour debate. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Maryland…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. On Monday, the House will meet at 12:30 p.m. for morning-hour debate and 2 p.m. for legislative business, with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m. On Tuesday, the House will meet at 9 a.m. for morning-hour…