Thank you, Congressman Clarke. Let me just thank Mr. Clarke for focusing on the issue of education and, specifically, the issue of literacy. I will say that as a kid growing up in a single-parent household myself, living in poverty, I did…

Mr. Clarke, I would say that without any question the issue of education is not an African American issue; it's not an Hispanic issue. It is an American issue. It is an American tradition that for all access in this Nation, the power of…

I would like to thank Chairman Kline for yielding. I am thankful for his leadership on this very important issue promoting limited government and expanding freedom. Due to the passage of ObamaCare, America is set to experience the largest…

Tomorrow House Republicans will vote for the 32nd time to repeal, defund, or dismantle the President's government health care takeover bill. Not only will this legislation grow the size of government, limiting freedom, it will also levy 21…

Yesterday's decision by the Supreme Court to uphold ObamaCare is discouraging for America's small businesses by destroying jobs and threatening families with the loss of their insurance policies. When the President lobbied for the passage…

Yes, it is. Mr. McCAIN. So we are asking the Defense Department to plan on what our force structure will be, what our mission will be, what our capabilities will be, beginning the first of October, and all I can see so far is total…

Well, one, I hope my colleagues will stay around for a minute or two because this is an important topic to be talking about. Let me put this in the perspective of what we are trying to do and what we are trying to avoid. We are about $16…

I would like all three Senators to comment on this proposition. You have just challenged the President, who is the Commander in Chief, by the way, to fix the problem that your Secretary of Defense has said would be most devastating to our…

You all know that last night was the 51st annual Congressional Quarterly-Roll Call baseball game for charity, and I'm pleased to inform the House this morning that the Democratic team won 18-5 last night. Mr. Chairman, there are 21 outs in…

We want to give a round of applause to our Chaplain, too, for playing in the game. One final look: here's the trophy, guys. Amendment Offered by Mr. Lankford The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, 2-minute voting will continue. There was no…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Honoring our Armed Forces Sergeant First Class Brad Thomas, Lieutenant Ryan Davis Rawl, and Sergeant John…

Mr. President, I rise to pay tribute to three fallen National Guard members from South Carolina who were killed in Afghanistan on June 20, 2012, in Khost Province. They were members of the 133rd Military Police Company who were serving on…

Would the Senator yield? Mr. McCAIN. Yes. And I know our most eloquent member has arrived on the floor, not to mention other attributes we are lacking.

I think it is also notable that our House Chaplain, Father Conroy, did get a chance to play in the game last night. We put him in as a pinch runner. I think it's notable to say Father Conroy stole home.

My question is simply this: What percentage of the truth do you want? When we're asked to negotiate; when the Attorney General comes and asks us for an extraordinary accommodation, whatever that means; when we're asked to compromise; my…

I thank the chairman. This is a sad day, Mr. Speaker, for those of us who respect the rule of law as the foundation of this Republic, for those of us who proudly worked for the Department of Justice, for those of us who believe the same…

I thank the gentleman for the time. Mr. Speaker, it seems to me that my friends on the left need some clarification on why we are here this afternoon. This is not a good day for America, and it is certainly still not a good day for the…

We have been trying for 18 long months to get to the bottom of this issue, and yet we are being stonewalled. Yes, we hear that the Federal Government has provided 7,000-plus pages; but, Mr. Speaker, there are over 100,000 pages that we…