I yield 2 minutes to a member of the Ways and Means Committee, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Davis).

This is a map from a new report by the Government Accountability Office that I requested in my role as Chair of the Joint Economic Committee. The report provides a detailed understanding of the state of the housing market at the end of…

It is my honor to yield 2 minutes to the majority whip, the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Clyburn). There is no question that he has provided the leadership on this issue and inspired the Ways and Means Committee and so many other…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, all of us have witnessed this horrendous event that has taken place on our continent; and I know that, whether Republican or Democrat, we all want to be able to do whatever we can…

The Joint Economic Committee, which I chair, has just launched a nonpartisan outreach looking for new and creative ideas to accelerate job creation in our struggling economy. The JEC is looking for ideas that come from outside the bubble…

The devastating earthquake which hit Haiti last night is something that pains all of us. The millions of Haitian Americans in this country and people who care about Haiti all over the world need to see what we can do to get aid as quickly…

At the risk of stating the obvious, it is worth noting that at the height of the housing boom, the President and his supporters in and out of Government did nothing to criticize or stop predatory lending.

The overwhelming majority of predatory subprime loans were made by lenders and brokers who were not, I repeat were not, subject to CRA.

Let's look at the facts, or as Pat Moynihan used to say, 'Everyone's entitled to their own opinions, but not their own facts.'

So people are entitled to their own opinions, as Pat Moynihan would say, but they are not entitled to their own facts.

There clearly are victims here, and there clearly are violations of the law without question.

Jena reminds us that the scales of justice are seriously out of balance when it comes to charging, sentencing, and punishing African Americans.

I wish you well, because certainly that's turned out to be a difficult situation for many.

I asked General Petraeus--this was really more of a plea; some have characterized it as a prayer--that we not send our new troops into Baghdad without being fully equipped and ready.

I have said that I would never cut money for our troops when they are in harm's way, but I sure would threaten to cut money for the Iraqi troops and for the security for the Iraqi leadership.

Such sales better not be at the expense of the American soldier or marine.

It has nothing to do with the loyalty, the warrior skills, and the leadership of our men and women in uniform. It has everything to do with the years of lost opportunities and the failures of the Iraqis to step up and take responsibility…

I disapprove of the policy. I think it is a dead end. It continues the blank check.