I thank the chairman for recognizing me. I appreciate it very much. I rise in strong support of the bill. It's very appropriate. The first person killed in Afghanistan was a civilian employee from my congressional district, a CIA employee…

Not only can we not wait; we can't afford to wait. And here in the House, we haven't waited. With this week's passage of H.R. 1904, the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011, and H.R. 674, the repeal of the 3 percent…

I thank the gentleman for the time and also for his leadership in bringing both parties together around this idea that will create jobs in the United States. I rise in support of the rule today and in support of the underlying legislation…

There's much debate on the floor of this House about the plight of the uninsured. We need more discussion about health care solutions, and we need more praise for those health care professionals in our communities who do the hard work of…

I thank my friend from Pennsylvania for his leadership on this legislation. I think you are absolutely right that this is a bipartisan moment here in the House, Members from both sides of the aisle coming together around a common goal…

I thank my friend from Pennsylvania for his comments and in helping to lay out how we need to lay out America's infrastructure, clean up our environment and do this without raising taxes, borrowing, or buying more from OPEC. I now yield to…

I thank all the speakers today. Let me wrap up by saying this. In Pennsylvania, we're coal country; we're natural gas; we're the headquarters of nuclear; and we recognize we have a responsibility as a Nation to take care of our country and…

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is a story about American jobs. This is the story about American jobs and the story of where our money is misspent, how it hurts States, the United States, and how we can change that trend. It's how some U.S…

I would now like to yield to the gentlelady from West Virginia, Ms. Shelley Moore Capito.

I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania. What he is referring to also is taking care of our infrastructure, which has aged so much, and it's just a massive problem. I know it is something that the Transportation and Infrastructure…

By direction of the House Republican Conference, I send to the desk a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 447 Resolved, That the following named Member be and is…

I thank the gentlelady from West Virginia. I might add, as she was speaking about the Marcellus shale--this vast natural gas deposit which is underground in the States of New York, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and others--I know…

I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania. I now yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Indiana, Mr. Joe Donnelly.

I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania for his support and insight into this. Several of my colleagues have noted that this is a rare moment on the House floor. We actually have people from both sides of the aisle coming together during…

I thank the gentleman from Minnesota for his comments. As he was describing the issue about making sure that we clean up our environment, the reason is that this bill pays for those things. We know, for example, that the waterways just in…

A lot of folks in this Chamber talk about job creation, which is important because jobs should and must be our Nation's top priority. But the solution to our economic woes isn't going to come from Washington; it's going to come from…

It was reported today that President Obama is trying out a new slogan on his campaign-style road trip. The new slogan is: ``We can't wait.'' In my opinion, this slogan is an odd choice, especially coming from the President and his party…

Madam President, I rise to speak on both nominees. I will start with Bob Mariani. And I refer to him that way because I have known him a long time, but his full name is Robert David Mariani. Bob Mariani is someone I know to be a person of…