I thank the distinguished chairman, Mr. Yarmuth, the chairman of the Budget Committee, for yielding. I thank Mr. Womack for his leadership, both as chairman, now as ranking member on the committee, as we look to pursue fiscally responsible…

I just spoke about two who served our Capitol and our country. Unhappily, they lost their lives. I now speak about one who has served our House of Representatives as an institution much more happily, because she has served so well and so…

This is a sad day in the history of the House. Some 21 years ago, a deranged individual came through the door that we now call the Memorial Door and took the lives of two of our officers. I rise to pay tribute to my constituent Officer…

Last year, the American people embraced the Democrats' For the People agenda: lower healthcare costs, raise wages, and clean up corruption. Americans hate corruption. They hate the idea that people are cutting the line, breaking the rules…

Mr. President, just before the July recess, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Dr. Christopher J. Scolese to serve as Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, NRO. I doubt there is any individual more qualified for the job. I…

Madam President, I rise to recognize and thank an extraordinary public servant, one who has contributed greatly to the U.S. Senate. Next week, my constituent Judy Schneider will retire after a long and very distinguished career serving the…

All of us who serve in this House are deeply indebted to our hardworking staff who enable us to serve our constituents and meet the rigorous demands of this job. In particular, all of us are grateful for our district directors, as we are…

My point to the gentleman is, yes, we think people ought to be paid a decent wage, and we know there are people in our workplace and in our community who have no bargaining power whatsoever. They don't have fancy college educations, and…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. First of all, let me say two things: We are confronting, in my view, an unprecedented refusal of an administration to cooperate with the Congress in the exercise of its constitutional duties. I refer…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, on Tuesday, the House will meet at noon for morning- hour debate and 2 p.m. for legislative business, with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m. On Wednesday and Thursday, the House will meet at…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I want to go back to this free market and the minimum wage. The gentleman, Madam Speaker, projects that: Let the free market operate. We do not allow employers to hire people under a…

We could go another many minutes, but I am going to comment on one of the things the gentleman said about the person who wanted to go to work for a company but didn't want to join the union and right-to-work. The probability is the reason…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I like the gentleman from Pennsylvania. He and I are friends. We disagree. I proudly voted against the tax bill which, I think, spiked the deficit, and we had a continuation of the extraordinary growth…

Again, I will tell my friend, as he has articulated, that bill has not been marked up in committee. There are two bills that were marked up in committee, and there is a possibility that we will consider those, but the other bill was not…

In response to my friend, Madam Speaker, I will tell him that the committee did, in fact, mark up bills this past Wednesday, yesterday, and those bills are being looked at to possibly move to the floor.

I appreciate the gentleman's comments. Unfortunately, of course, three of the component parts of the bill, to which the gentleman refers, we are strongly for. Unfortunately, they were held up in the Senate, as the gentleman may know. We…

I have a unique perspective on this issue. I was a businessman. Before I ran for Congress, I founded a small business with just a few employees. Now, I own a business with over 7,000 employees in 25 States. At my company, we understand…

Like the chairman, I am charmed and tickled by the argument offered by our friend Mr. Meadows, who quotes our beloved chairman in resisting a rush to a contempt vote against Attorney General Holder. Of course, two sides can play this game…