Mr. President, I rise today on three matters. First and most importantly is the issue of pay equity. Frankly, we should not be talking about this in 2014--the fact that women still too often do not get equal pay for equal work. Senate…

I thank you for yielding. As chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, I am proud to once again propose a fiscally sound and morally responsible alternative budget. The CBC has a long history of introducing an alternative budget that…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I would just say: When do you stop blaming the former President? For goodness' sake, we are in the fifth year of the Obama Presidency. Here is the problem. The first year of Ronald Reagan's second term…

This week, the House begins deliberations on the majority's budget for fiscal year 2015, better known as the Ryan budget. Sadly, it is reminiscent of the same misguided policy proposals rejected by the American people time after time. A…

Last week, the Senate acted forcefully by passing legislation to renew emergency unemployment insurance. I would encourage this House to follow that example so we may provide a vital lifeline to over 2 million Americans to provide for…

Mr. President, as a cosponsor of this legislation, I applaud my colleagues who are here tonight. I think this is the right message to send. It is a sensitive time, so therefore we need to stand and be counted. I hope the House will act…

A threat to liberty anywhere is a threat to liberty everywhere. Freedom's bell rings now for nations around our world to choose between the fledgling democracy of Ukraine or the dictatorship of Russia. As the Russian bear eats its way…

Mr. President, I rise tonight at a time when we face a quiet crisis in this country. President Obama and many on the other side of the aisle tell us the economy has improved, we have turned a corner, we are out of the woods, but I can tell…

I thank Congressman Murphy for yielding. You are such a refreshing, brilliant, positive Member of this House, and I thank the people of your State for sending you here. I thank you for all the citizens you are fighting for to bring new…

Mr. President, it has been more than 3 months since 2 million Americans and nearly 60,000 people in my home State of Ohio and tens of thousands of people in the Presiding Officer's State of Massachusetts--overwhelmingly most of whom have…

The gentleman mentioned the Affordable Care Act, and you mentioned a phone and a pen. I would encourage all Americans to use their phone and to use their pen to let the other parts of our government know where you stand and know that you…

Thank you very much. I appreciate that, Mr. Kelly. Mr. Speaker, we have a problem. We have an inactive Senate with Harry Reid at the helm as the majority leader. Someone on the Senate side seems to have hit the pause button, and it has…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 10 minutes as if in morning business. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I wish today to honor Myles Eckert, an 8- year-old boy from Waterville, OH, whose simple act of generosity has led to national attention. Myles found a $20 bill in a restaurant parking lot and, rather than save it for…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk called the roll. The…

I want to thank the esteemed ranking member of New York (Mr. Engel), a dear friend, for yielding time in support of the Ukraine Support Act, H.R. 4278, and for his leadership from the time we traveled to Ukraine together well over a decade…

Madam President, I was not planning this today, but as many of my colleagues do, I do a morning coffee where anybody from my State of Ohio--as Senator Durbin does in Illinois, Senator Udall in New Mexico, and others--and my colleague from…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 10 minutes as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Health Care