Mr. President, as I yield the floor, I wish to say we are going to be here, and we are going to keep fighting over and over again, as things move forward this year and beyond, on behalf of the people who want a job and who don't have one…

Mr. President, first, I wish to thank the Senator from Illinois for his leadership on this issue, as well as my friend from Rhode Island who has been such a staunch fighter, and other colleagues on the floor. I can't help but think: Here…

Today I rise in support of H.R. 4849, the ``Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010.'' Today's legislation would provide much needed tax relief to small businesses, as well as assistance to states for infrastructure…

We are facing a crisis with our young adults--many of whom are unable to find work during this economic downturn. According to the Department of Labor, the unemployment rate for 16 to 19 year olds is 25 percent. This is simply unacceptable…

I spent 6 years in the Catholic seminary studying to be a priest and have always been pro-life. I will be 81 years old this September. Certainly at this stage of my life I am not going to change my mind and support abortion. I am not going…

Folks are scared. They are really scared. Debt is at a historic level, spending is out of control, the Nation's AAA credit rating is in jeopardy, and here we are. We are going to spend $1 trillion over the next 10 years for just 6 years of…

I thank my colleague, Mr. Waxman, for his leadership and for his gracious comments. And I want to thank and praise our Speaker, our majority leader, and the leader in the Senate for the great leadership that they have given us in this…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on passage of the bill will be followed by 5-minute votes on motions to suspend the rules with regard to…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding me this time. I rise today in support of House Resolution 1119 calling for a moment of silence in support of our troops and designation of March 26, 2010, as the National Support Our Troops Day. As a…

I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 3458 The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is now 2 minutes of debate equally divided prior to a vote in relation to amendment No. 3458 offered by…

Thank you for yielding the time. Thank you, Mrs. Dahlkemper, for putting together and assembling this Special Order. And I would also like to thank Chairman Larson, as well as Representatives Sutton and Hastings, for chairing the House…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Members of the House, it is a sad day that we must find that a Federal judge has betrayed his office and should be impeached, and yet that is our task today. It is assigned to us by the…

I yield such time as she may consume to a member of the committee, the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee). (Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to revise and extend her remarks.)

By direction of the Committee on the Judiciary, I call up House Resolution 1031 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 1031 Resolved, That G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., a judge of the United…

How much time remains on both sides? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Michigan has 15 minutes. The gentleman from Texas has 22 minutes.

I want to commend my colleagues on both sides of the aisle for the very thoughtful discussion that has gone on around this matter. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time having been yielded back, the Chair…

There are few issues of state as weighty as those we discuss today. The decision to engage in military conflict affects us all in innumerable ways. There are the obvious effects on our military men and women who risk their lives abroad…

On March 10, 2010, I was called away on personal business. I regret that I was not present to vote on H. Res. 1146, H. Res. 1088, H.R. 4621, H. Con. Res. 248, and H. Con. Res. 249. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on all…