Tonight, when our President gives his State of the Union Address, I'm going to listen very intently. I know that he's going to talk about creating jobs, improving the economy, lowering unemployment, and also health care reform. Let's rally…

Thank you, Representative Perriello, for bringing us together this evening for conversation and dialogue on what is an important part of the work we are doing right now. There can be no more important issue than jobs, job creation, job…

Thank you, Representative Perriello. Thank you again for bringing us together this evening. The gentleman from Ohio charted for us the recession, and to use his phrase, it went off the charts, literally. I think what is important to…

I want to thank my colleagues, and especially Dr. McDermott, for bringing this piece of legislation to the floor to give some assistance to American citizens who found themselves in Haiti during this tragedy. This comes under the Social…

The Joint Economic Committee, which I chair, has just released a report entitled ``Understanding the Economy, State by State.'' The report provides quick and easy access to the major economic indicators for all 50 States in the areas of…

As we consider new job initiatives to create more jobs for unemployed Americans, the Joint Economic Committee will be producing a series of charts over the next few weeks to help us better understand the economic missteps that led and…

Mr. President, I rise today to speak against the proposed amendment from the Senator from Alaska. This resolution of disapproval goes against good public health policy and poses a serious threat to my constituents in New York--and all…

As you have heard, the measure under consideration is important Homeland Security legislation that has previously received and that again deserves the support of the Members of the House of Representatives. In closing, I encourage my…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of concurring in the Senate amendment to H.R. 730. H.R. 730, the Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act, was first introduced in the 110th Congress by the gentleman…

I thank my friend, the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lee), for yielding to me. Madam Speaker, as chairman of The Western Hemisphere Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, I rise in strong support of H. Con. Res. 1021…

I would like to thank the Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lee) for bringing us together, along with the ranking member, for this resolution. Madam…

In closing, I would encourage my colleagues to vote ``aye'' on the pending question. Doing so will allow this important homeland security legislation to be sent to the President's desk for his signature without delay. I yield back the…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, again, let me thank Congresswoman Clarke for her leadership on this. Let me also thank Ranking Member Dan Lungren for his work. Let me especially thank Mr. Schiff for his efforts on…

I would like to close by stating that all of us realize that a terrorist attack is a nightmare scenario. The fact that we came so close to the loss of life on Christmas Day reminded us dramatically of the dangerous world in which we live…

I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding. I rise in strong support of this resolution. As the gentleman from Texas indicated earlier, it is unfortunate that it is only at times like this that many of the American people realize just…

At the outset, let me thank Chairman Thompson of the Homeland Security Committee and my good friend from New York, Congresswoman Clarke, for her strong efforts on this legislation, which is truly bipartisan. The addition of two additional…

Lastly, in addition to the thousands of NGOs, I want to commend a group started by Danielle Butin in my district that has been collecting medical supplies and shipping containers daily with the help of many, many volunteers. This is a job…

I close this on the high note that America has shown its greatest, especially in this Congress. I want to thank Scott Murphy, a new Member, for insisting that we move forward on this. Of course, the Republicans, Mr. Herger and Mr. Camp…