We cannot shy away from taking those steps.

We need balance.

Faith is not a possession, faith is a process.

We are all created equal.

It is not acceptable to say, seniors, the bill is in the mail; bail us out, but those who enjoy the benefit of a loophole for their corporate jets or get subsidies for their large and profitable oil or gas company, we're not going to ask…

It says something about us that every year, in times of triumph and in tragedy, in calm and in crisis, we come together, not as Democrats or Republicans, but as brothers and sisters and as children of God.

One of the things that we've got to do is put a legal architecture in place.

Let us summon the common resolve that comes from our faith.

I love Nancy Pelosi.

Our schools fail too many.

commonsense immigration reform is the single best step we can take to continue to enhance border security

Ken is now ready to head back to Colorado and spend more time with Hope and his family.

I could not be more thrilled with the work that Sally, I know, is going to do in following that path that Ken has carved.

I am extraordinarily proud today to nominate another strong and capable leader to take the reins at Interior, and that is Ms. Sally Jewell.

She knows that there's no contradiction between being good stewards of the land and our economic progress.

The Secretary of the Interior is in charge of overseeing 500 million acres of public land.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of National Catholic Schools Week and to recognize the outstanding contribution that Catholic schools have made to our Nation. Catholic Schools Week was celebrated last week in schools all across the…

I hope no one uses the term 'illegal immigrants' here today. The people in this country are not illegal.