I thank the gentleman for yielding me the time. Mr. Speaker, I want to speak on this bill because I have worked very hard over the years helping to put together various farm bills, and this is one that I felt very, very good about from the…

Madam President, I have enjoyed--well, not really, but I listened to my colleagues from the left talk about just reopening the government. I think to myself as she used the analogy of saving someone's life, dragging them halfway to the…

One of the great pleasures that I have had serving in this august body is the people with whom I have interacted over the years, and one such person is Representative Bill Young. Now, I know that we have a lot of issues to be discussing…

Mr. President, can we talk? I am pleased to hear that President Obama, 10 days into a government shutdown, is finally willing to talk with a contingent of House Republicans at the White House this afternoon. After all, there is plenty to…

While we disagree from time to time, in fact, we agree more often than we probably disagree in this House. I think everybody can agree that one of the things we'd like to try and preserve is the concept of a reasoned debate. We want to…

Over 1 week ago, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid shut down the government rather than have an honest conversation about the problems facing this country. The House has passed not one, not two, not three, but four separate bills that…

Two Army Rangers, a nurse, and an Army criminal investigator were killed in action while defending our freedoms on Sunday. Because of a devastating decision made by the administration, the grieving families of American heroes Sergeant…

Thank you, Congressman Frelinghuysen. I am very grateful that my oldest son's in-laws are ably served in New Jersey by Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen. Mr. Speaker, I stand today to express my shock at the administration's absolutely…

It has been 1 week since the government shutdown. For 1 week, the President and Senate Democrats have refused to negotiate to reopen the government's doors. House Republicans know the hardships American families are facing due to…

I thank my colleague from California and my colleagues from New York and Connecticut. Mr. Speaker, many of us that you will see on the floor tonight, we are not regulars, we are not people that come to the floor often to speak. But I think…

Mr. President, can we talk? The government is partially shut down. The Nation's debt ceiling is looming. President Obama and Harry Reid have drawn a hard line. They have proclaimed over and over again, no negotiation. They insist the debt…

2 weeks ago Friday, the President called Speaker Boehner out of the blue to announce he would not negotiate to avoid a shutdown. Since then, the President has made no plans to negotiate and has hosted one White House meeting to restate his…

Mr. Smith, again, I appreciate your support of this, but it is important because, sadly, information has been provided that chaplains would be subject to trespassing charges. So this does, obviously, interfere with the ability of freedom…

I yield 2 minutes to the Congresswoman from Tennessee, Marsha Blackburn, my friend and colleague.

Mr. Smith, I agree, on the Armed Services Committee--and I want to commend you--we work together in an extraordinary fashion. In fact, the National Defense Authorization Act has passed the House as an indication of your goodwill and good…

I want to, again, commend Mr. Smith. He, indeed, has reached across to try to work together. By referencing the shutdown in 1995, there is a difference, and it begins at the top. Sadly, the President of the United States 2 weeks ago last…

Yesterday, a bipartisan group of the House passed two commonsense pieces of legislation: first, to provide resources for our Nation's veterans; and, second, to ensure that our men and women in uniform serving in the National Guard and…

We are all concerned about the 800,000 Federal employees who have been furloughed for 3 days in the government shutdown. We can argue back and forth about who caused the shutdown, but the fact is that 800,000 people have been furloughed…