I would ask if you could speak to that issue, because I don't think we heard from your side of this.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being on objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 2515 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

I think we're consistent with that in our testimony that I hear, or at least relatively close.

Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to address you here on the floor of the House of Representatives, and I appreciate the opportunity to do so. There are a number of topics that are on my mind, and generally for me, Mr. Speaker, it flows from…

So it's really not a matter of illegal immigration, it is a humanitarian disaster with children, not parents but children, babies.

if we're going to move kids into America with the idea that we're going to get them away from violence, we at least have to keep them out of Detroit.

Mr. President, today, I would like to discuss the nomination of Leon Rodriguez to be the Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service. Mr. Rodriguez was appointed on December 19 and approved by the Judiciary Committee on April…

No one should doubt that voting discrimination is far less widespread than in the 1960s.

The current Voting Rights Act is strongly enforced and is protecting the rights of all Americans to vote.

Madam President, I have the sad task of paying tribute to a fellow Iowan who has given his life in service to his country. LCpl Adam Wolff was killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was 25 years old…

I do not trust the Attorney General to properly exercise the expanded powers this bill would give him.

For almost 50 years, this Act has made effective the commands of the 14th and 15th Amendments to protect the right to vote.

These safeguards are clearly necessary.

Bankruptcy has been a last resort for individuals and businesses facing severe economic hardships in need of a fresh start.

We need to reform Medicare, probably in the way in which your legislation that you just introduced, Senator Harkin, achieves.

That is why, today, I have introduced a bill called the Community Integration Act, a bill that ensures that people with disabilities can choose to live in the community and receive the same supports and services they would receive in…

Our national policies should no longer have a bias toward institutional care.

Individuals should be able to make a choice about where their long-term supports and services are available, and my bill would ensure that all people with disabilities can make that choice.