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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the gentleman from Ohio for his leadership in bringing us together to make sure that we can discuss the importance of creating jobs. As we discuss jobs, I think it is important that we put our job efforts in…
The Recovery Act was passed right down here, and since then we have been making progress. But losing fewer jobs is not good enough. We need to continue this chart. In short order, we will be creating hundreds of thousands of jobs, putting…
Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this bipartisan legislation, compensating those Federal transportation employees who were unfairly furloughed on March 1 and 2 because of a lapse in the Highway Trust Fund. I also want to thank my…
Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 1088) recognizing the plight of people with albinism in East Africa and condemning their murder and mutilation, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the…
Madam Speaker, since it began in 2007, the Great Recession has caused tremendous hardships throughout the Nation. Millions of Americans have lost their jobs, in increasingly larger numbers every month, including 741,000 in January 2009…
Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate our colleague from California (Ms. Chu) for her leadership on this issue. I was in Mexico just about 1 year ago, and clearly the unfolding violence is something that ought to be of great concern to every…
I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the resolution under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the…
Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of this resolution and yield myself such time as I may consume. House Resolution 1088 shines a light on the untold horrors men and women with albinism have faced and continue to face in East Africa…
I want to thank my friend and colleague from Florida for her cooperation and support and leadership on this issue. I have to say, just on a personal note, there are many issues I thought I would face when I came here to the United States…
Madam Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Connolly) that the House suspend the rules and…
Madam Speaker, I thank my good friend and colleague from Florida (Ms. Ros-Lehtinen), the ranking member of the Foreign Affairs Committee. I now yield 4 minutes to the chairman of the Higher Education Subcommittee, my friend from Texas (Mr…
Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 1107) recognizing the 189th anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating Greek and American democracy. The Clerk read the title of the resolution…
Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 1032) expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should continue to assist the Mexican Government in fighting the drug cartels…
Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 1144) expressing condolences to the families of the victims of the February 27, 2010, earthquake in Chile, as well as solidarity with and support for the…
Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this resolution, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. On December 31, Mr. Agustin Roberto ``Bobby'' Salcedo, a high school vice principal and school board member, and a young leader of…
Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Connolly) that the House suspend the rules and…
Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on the resolution under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there…
I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of H. Res. 1107. I would like to begin by thanking my good friend and ranking member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Ms. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, for her…