I will address veterans homelessness, as I have always said I would. It is very concerning to me. We are currently working on a package to address the issue, but I am not going to pit one group of veterans against another. I would like my…

They were also given a chance to submit markup at a full committee markup, and yet, the first time I have heard these concerns was late last week. The bill, through regular order, as amended, was offered for the minority Representative…

I also encourage all of our Members to support this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Bost) that the House suspend the…

I have no more speakers. I am ready to close, and I reserve the balance of my time.

While I understand the concerns expressed by the minority, I point out that the program has been a huge success in helping veterans gain meaningful employment. We have been very successful in recent years in reducing veterans'…

We do need to remember that this is a perfect week to do this when Memorial Day is coming up, and we are honored to make sure that these veterans are recognized in the way they should be and that they do receive healthcare. Mr. Speaker, I…

Mr. President, we are coming down to the wire here. June 1 looms over us and the threat that on that date, unless Congress takes action, the United States will default on its debt for the first time in the history of our Nation. All the…

Mr. President, today, the members of this Senate have a chance to make history. We will vote to confirm Nancy Abudu to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. A graduate of Columbia University and Tulane Law School, Ms. Abudu…

Had I been present, I would have voted ``no'' on rollcall No. 227. ____________________

Meet Janet, a constituent of mine from the Uptown neighborhood in Chicago. She is 64 years old and is on Social Security disability. She suffers from chronic mental illness that prevents her from working. Even though she would prefer to…

I've been surprised, in a way, at the reaction of my Republican counterparts to this issue.

there was a bipartisan effort by two Members of this Committee, one Democrat, one Republican, to establish the standard of disclosure.

the fact that the Supreme Court of the United States of America has not established code of conduct and ethical standards that in and of themselves are trustworthy.

I've been calling on Supreme Court Justices to be held, at a minimum, to the same ethical standards as every other Federal judge.

there was a bipartisan effort by two Members of this Committee, one Democrat, one Republican, to establish the standard of disclosure.

Mr. President, today the Senate will vote to confirm Jeremy C. Daniel to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. A native Chicagoan, Mr. Daniel received his bachelor's degree from Illinois Wesleyan University and his…

Mr. President, 10 days ago, America lost a visionary public official, and I lost a friend. He was 97 years old. His name was Newt Minow. He was 35 years old in the year 1961 when President John Kennedy tapped him to chair the Federal…

I thought that we did until we received a response from Chief Justice Roberts.