It is not easy to get members to sign such letters, let alone 231 letters on a bipartisan way.

We have an economy that is sputtering, that has lost steam.

Our farmers... are scared to death of this overreach and what it might mean.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of Congresswoman Meng's legislation. Including language that protects cemeteries is consequential as every culture and faith hold final resting places as sacred ground. Just two months ago in March vandals…

There is no legal ambiguity. One side wants to do it differently.

Madam President, today the Senate passed the Water Resources Reform and Development Act. It has been too long since Congress last addressed our water infrastructure, and I want to applaud Chairwoman Boxer and Ranking Member Vitter for…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded, and to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. WRRDA Passage

Mr. President, on the last Monday of every May our country pauses to commemorate Memorial Day and honor the men and women who died in wars around the world in defense of freedom, liberty, peace, and the United States of America. This…

I ask unanimous consent to address the Senate for up to 5 minutes as if in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I thank the Senator from Washington for her overly kind remarks with regard to my participation. To reiterate and underline what is in fact true, we were a team for 8 years when we both chaired and were ranking member of the Subcommittee…

To Senator Murray, if I could talk about our staff. Tom Nguyen is behind me. I could not have done what I did in this bill without Tom Nguyen, and Senator Murray has an outstanding staff who worked for us. I wish to have the Record include…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of my colleague from Texas (Mr. Poe) and also as a proud cosponsor of the Justice for Victims Trafficking Act, which this House has passed. I join the ever-growing number of Americans who are standing…

Mr. Chair, I rise in support of the Westmoreland amendment to the fiscal year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act. It strikes section 341 which would negatively impact the venerable and highly effective F117 engine that powers the Air…

Madam Speaker, I rise in support of this important legislation and want to thank my Judiciary Committee colleague, Mr. Poe, for all his work on this bill and this issue. As a cosponsor of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, I join…

We have a problem. Social Security is not working. It is going negative. We have to fix it.

It is important for us to take the tax incentives that we have in the code for IRAs and 401(k)s and Roths and empower people to save.

I never considered it a cut in benefits. I considered it a saving of the program.

But they deserve for us to make sure we are protecting that benefit in the out-years.