This is something that we need, again, to have reality checks when we go into debates on such policies as these.

This is a loony policy on our side.

Thank God those of us who supported missile defense won that debate. And every loony regime that tries to get its hands on nuclear weapons and tries to launch a rocket reinforces the importance of having a missile defense system.

So is it not possible, when we see this impoverished regime in North Korea that can't even feed its own people, a regime that counts its power on the number of people marching down the streets doing the goose-step, that this is the regime…

China is the big player here.

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I call you Chair because you were chair when I was on the committee, and I always respect your leadership in this field. As was stated, I am ranking member of the House Appropriations Agriculture…

Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to the Foxx Amendment that seeks to gut the Antiquities Act and add unnecessary bureaucracy. The Antiquities Act is the best tool in the tool box for saving America's heritage--cultural and natural--to…

we have got to start taking care of this country

it really galls me that we keep spending hundreds of billions in other countries

we have got to get these environmental radicals under control so that we can open this country up

I thank my colleague from Connecticut, who says it better than any of us and with such great fervor and passion. You know, there are times here when I am elated, and there are times here when I'm sick to my stomach. And tonight is one of…

Madam Speaker, on Tuesday, April 17, 2012, I was absent during rollcall vote No. 157 due to a family health emergency. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on the Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass H.R. 1815, the Lena Horne…

Madam Speaker, on Tuesday, April 17, 2012, I was absent during rollcall vote No. 155 due to a family health emergency. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on Ordering the Previous Question of H. Res. 614, the resolution…

Mr. Speaker, on Tuesday, April 17, 2012, I was absent during rollcall vote No. 154 due to a family health emergency. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on the Question of Consideration of H. Res. 614, the resolution providing…

Madam Speaker, on Tuesday, April 17, 2012, I was absent during rollcall vote No. 156 due to a family health emergency. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no'' on agreeing to the resolution of H. Res. 614, the resolution providing for…

Mr. Speaker, on Tuesday, April 17, 2012, I was absent during rollcall vote No. 163 due to a family health emergency. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye'' on the Motion to recommit H.R. 4089--Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012. The…

Mr. Speaker, on Tuesday, April 17, 2012, I was absent during rollcall vote No. 164 due to a family health emergency. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on Final Passage of H.R. 4089--Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012…

Some people don't believe that that's the case. That is America. Ms. DeLAURO. That is. Now I would like to say ``thank you'' to our colleague from New Jersey, Congressman Holt, and ask him to join our conversation this evening.