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Mr. Speaker, I very much appreciate being recognized to address you here on the floor of the House of Representatives. I have come to the floor to raise some issues here, to address you and hopefully be able to penetrate with some…
Mr. President, soon we will be voting on another nominee for district court. We continue our rapid pace in which the Senate has been confirming President Obama's judicial nominees. This vote will mark the 11th judicial nominee to be…
Mr. President, I rise today to introduce important civil justice legislation. This legislation is desperately needed for several reasons--the most important of which is to cut down on the costs and expenses that are preventing private…
Oh, Senator Harkin, there are just a few bad actors out there. Just one or two, you get rid of them, and you are fine.
the abuses are structural, not just a result of lax enforcement.
Anyone who knows me knows I am a strong proponent of legal immigration. I am equally a strong opponent of illegal immigration.
We certainly don't want to be here 6 years from now and, again, asking why there are fewer and fewer jobs for American workers.
We need an immigration time-out. The people calling for more immigration do not care one iota about the working person in this country.
Mr. Speaker, it is again a privilege to be recognized to address you here on the floor of the House of Representatives. And it's a privilege to sit here in this Chamber and listen to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Burton) talk about these…
Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 5 o'clock and 31 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until tomorrow, Thursday, March 10, 2011, at 10 a.m. for…
We in Congress have an obligation to look after the well-being of American workers.
We hope that the Korean Free Trade Agreement's passage will provide momentum for the passage of the other two free trade agreements.
The USDA looks forward to working with the Congress in evaluating proposals for dairy policy reform.
I have a deep concern about the cliff that some folks want to create, in terms of the incentives that are currently in place for the biofuel industry.
We want it to be done quickly, because, obviously, we risk the possibility of Korea making a deal with Australia and other countries.
What are the three top priorities that you have for the year for the Department? And why would those be your three top priorities?
I think that the food safety proposal that you passed is a very good, significant step forward.