American drones in Pakistan have killed as many as 3,378 people. Drones in Yemen have killed as many as 1,952 people. Drones in Somalia have killed as many as 170 people. We've not declared war on any of these nations, but our weapons have…

On this week of Veterans Day, I rise to pay tribute to two noble Americans and a great organization, Honor Flight. Earl Morse of Ohio and Jeff Miller of North Carolina are two of the founding members of the Honor Flight Network. The Honor…

Tomorrow I intend to bring to the floor the photos of two American families that have been instrumental in helping bring over 100,000 Americans who fought in World War II to our Nation's Capitol for Honor Flight. I had the great…

We put together a bipartisan congressional coalition to try to stop the war in Libya. That four Americans, including our ambassador, were killed confirmed our worst fears: that American power was being used to open the door for jihadists…

The Stop the War on Coal Act is up today. It is the coal industry which is waging war on our mountains by leveling them, war on our lungs by burning dirty fuel, war on healthy children by being the single largest source of mercury…

This motion is nothing more than a distraction from the underlying legislation that we're considering today, and the journey that we began in January of 2011 to cut government spending, to create jobs and, today, to stop the…

Mr. President, I rise today to recognize The City Club of Cleveland, the oldest continuously operating free speech forum in the country. Often referred to as a ``Citadel of Free Speech,'' The City Club offers an unbiased setting for…

Mr. President, today I wish to recognize Terrance C.Z. Egger for his many contributions to the news industry over the past 30 years. Mr. Egger will be retiring early next year from The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, OH, where he has served as…

Mr. President, we have just heard from a number of my colleagues about issues with our jobs and the economy. We have heard about the $16 trillion deficit. Unemployment has been over 8 percent for over 43 months. These are unprecedented…

Mr. President, I rise today to recognize the 100th anniversary of Cleveland Catholic Charities and its mission to serve people in need throughout the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland. Catholic Charities was established in Cleveland in 1912…

Did Peabody Energy Company deliberately unload a bad investment on public power organizations serving 217 cities and villages across the Midwest? Congress must find out because Peabody Energy lured public power organizations into contracts…

I thank the chairman for yielding me the time. My colleague just commented on the Bush administration's rewrite of the Stream Buffer Zone rule that took 5 years. He qualified that as a ``midnight rewrite.'' My goodness, that was a really…

I thank you, Mr. Chairman, for yielding me the balance of the time. It is mindboggling to sit here and listen to this. I've got to remind us again that we are talking about an administration that before they even came into office said they…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for yielding. You know, it absolutely amazes me that our colleagues on the opposite side of the aisle can honestly, and with a straight face, stand up and say that this Republican-led House has not put forth jobs…

This legislation will bring a stop to the administration's war on coal by not only stopping the job-destroying rewrite of the Stream Buffer Zone rule, but it also contains four bipartisan bills that have already been passed through the…

Mr. President, we recognize September as Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. This year, the American Cancer Society estimates that 22,000 women will develop ovarian cancer and more than 15,550 women will lose their battle with this deadly…

I am proud to sponsor the Veterans Fiduciary Reform and Noble Service Act. This important legislation will transform the VA's fiduciary program to better serve the needs of our most vulnerable veterans and their hardworking fiduciaries…

Just to be clear, let me first say it will not reduce the deficit. This is a voluntary checkoff. This does not come from taxpayers' dollars. It will not reduce the deficit. So let's be clear. Secondly, when he talked about the Senate…