It is important that Federal agencies be headed by competent and capable people.

One of the President's appointees to the oil spill commission is the executive director of the National Resources Defense Council.

The President appointed a 30-day review commission of expert scientists who gave him a report.

This de facto moratorium is devastating lives, costing jobs, devastating companies.

I can't overstate how devastating this has been to so many Louisianans and how frustrated Louisianans are with this pattern of actions by the Interior Department.

The public cannot afford sloppy science.

I think we all agree that sound science should be the top guiding factor.

Filling those jobs is my absolute top priority. That has to come first.

Iran continues to maintain a rapid pace in its progress towards a nuclear weapons capability.

I am very concerned about continued credit availability to military families.

I would like to raise an issue regarding lending to military personnel that has come to my attention and which I find very concerning.

Clearly, this will have an effect on the jobs and economic livelihood on coastal and fishery-dependent communities and could have a devastating economic impact on a range of ocean users. So, for that reason, I stand in support and urge my…

Mr. Speaker, first of all, I want to bypass the hysterics that have been going on tonight from some of our speakers and let's talk about the things that are important to Americans. I have the great honor of representing the people of the…

Here we are, it's mid-February. The Republicans took control. They won the election in November on an agenda of trying to create jobs for the American people. Two months into after being sworn in, here we are now--still haven't created a…

Information technology is the most important element in driving Social Security to deliver 21st century customer service. Taxpayers are investing in a $500 million upgrade and they will not tolerate cost overruns or further delays in…

Let's talk really quickly about just what's so important about this resolution. {time} 1710 As my colleague from Illinois talked about, we have had those hearings. In fact, we had the EPA administrator yesterday in committee, and she…

The accident that happened on April 20, 2010 was an economic, environmental, and human tragedy that cannot be minimized or forgotten.

Madam Speaker, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the leader, the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi).