I thank the gentlewoman from California, my good friend, Congresswoman Matsui, and I thank the gentleman, Mr. Whitfield, for his kind remarks. Madam Speaker, I stand here in support of my legislation, H.R. 3993, the Calling Card Consumer…

According to the latest figures from OSHA, at this time there are over 27,000 workers employed by BP or its contractors and more than 2,000 Federal employees directly involved in the massive cleanup operation now underway in the gulf…

This past Monday the Wall Street Journal ran an excellent article on the challenges facing small businesses. It began with a question that small businesses all across America are asking: Where is the money? The Journal article cites a…

The difference could not be any clearer. As tar balls continue to roll onto the beaches of the gulf coast States, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are apologizing to BP for the government's holding them accountable. While they…

Today, I rise to honor Ron Gettelfinger, who retired last week from being president of the United Auto Workers. Mr. Gettelfinger first joined the UAW as a line repairman in 1964 and has now spent a lifetime fighting for the best interests…

Thank you, Representative Ryan. You know, the talk about the contrasts, the sharp contrasts between the party in control now in the House, with the Democrats advancing dollars that invest in small business, invest in innovation as an…

Well, simply said, the policies of the past gave us the catastrophe in the gulf; the policies of the present give us opportunities at home.

Mr. President, I compliment my friend and colleague, Senator Stabenow from Michigan, not only for putting this together but for being a clarion voice to the American people. She is one of those-- and it is sometimes all too rare here--who…

Mr. President, I wish to announce that the Committee on Rules and Administration will meet on Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at 10 a.m., to hear testimony on ``Examining the Filibuster: Silent Filibusters, Holds and the Senate Confirmation…

Representative Garamendi, listening to Representative Moran from Virginia reminds us of the investment in technology that should accompany this situation. There should have been the checks and balances, and there should have been the…

Representative Garamendi, thank you for bringing us together in this very thoughtful way. It's great to join you and Representative Chu and others who will be participating in this hour of dialogue where we really look in a very…

I thank the chairman for his gracious remarks and the work he has done to facilitate the bringing to this floor this resolution. I want to thank the other side of the aisle. I have never seen anything move so fast, and I am so deeply…

And I want you to know this is just the beginning of the United States of America's involvement. In September of this year, in commemoration of the lives that were lost by Koreans and Americans and the other 20 countries that fought…

I really didn't intend to talk, but I just wonder whether my colleague was listening to the same President, a President who I thought was responding to all Americans when he said that the government has a responsibility to make certain…

Sometimes when life gets rough for me, I try to put myself in the shoes of the other guy. What a rough time to be in the minority. We have so many people whose hopes and dreams have been shattered, they're out of work, they're angry, the…

Thank you so much, Mr. Chairman. I know from time to time when my party asked me to carry too much weight that morally I don't believe I can do it, that somehow there are people on our side of the aisle that take the risk and being able to…

So we can see these V formations; that downward straight line impact that could have kept going, but we changed directions. And now, we're told by our colleagues in the House on the other side, It's not quick enough. We've made a wonderful…

Well, I don't get to watch TV too much. All of us know we're out in the districts working all the time. But I do understand the concept of a show called, ``Are You Smarter than a Fifth-Grader?'' So we will put it out to the fifth-graders…