Madam Speaker, I've got to tell you, this is remarkable. I hear a passionate speech from the gentlelady from Connecticut, and I hear my friends across the aisle applauding? We're here to provide funding for 9 million women and children…

Thank you so much, Representative Jeffries, for very clearly explaining to the country the situation and what's unfolded in these final days and final hours before the government shut down. You know, there is no question that people on…

Absolutely. Thank you again for your leadership, Representative Takano. I appreciate it. Completely from the other coast, we have another freshman Member who is a strong member of our Progressive Caucus and a former legislator from the…

I believe it was between 11:40 and 15 minutes to midnight on the deadline before we had to shut down government.

Well, again, thank you, Representative Jeffries, so much for explaining to the American people exactly what has happened and transpired in the last few days and why it's so important that we demand a vote and get a vote on a clean…

Mr. Speaker, I am here on behalf of the Congressional Progressive Caucus in our Special Order hour to talk specifically about what is happening this week, or better yet what is not happening this week, in Congress. Mr. Speaker, it has been…

Thank you so much, Representative Takano. You did a great job pointing out every time a press release came out and they realized one of the impacts of shutting down the government, they tried to put a little chewing gum in the crack in the…

If I could ask a question of the gentleman. You mentioned that the Senate 18 times has tried to find a resolution to having a budget in this country. There are a number of us who serve on the Budget Committee, including Representative…

I really would like to think that we can have politics end at the water's edge.

If there is one thing that has driven me nuts as an accountant is the inability to come up with a common set of numbers.

From my standpoint, we are dealing with the fiscal situation here. We are dealing with financial problems.

Mr. Speaker, this is a sad day for the American people and for American democracy. For weeks, I've told my constituents that I know things look bad, but the Republicans won't shut down the government. There's too many adults on that side…

I feel like I'm serving in the nation's largest kindergarten.

Mr. Speaker, I've been in this institution for 2\1/2\ years. The minority leader from the other side of the aisle talked about hounds. I heard a lot of howling from the other side of the aisle--howling about fairness and howling about…

Mr. President, I have come to the floor today to speak about the divisive and irresponsible path down which some Members of Congress wish to take our country. Last week my former Republican colleagues in the House of Representatives…

Mr. Speaker, the American people have been bombarded on their TV screens by this creepy image of Uncle Sam appearing between a young woman's legs. This ad is funded by the idealistic-sounding Generation Opportunity, but guess who's really…

Mr. President, I rise to speak to an amendment I filed on H.J. Res. 59, the continuing resolution. It is a pretty simple amendment. It simply prohibits that funds be used for a government contribution for the health insurance of Members of…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the valiant service of one of Wisconsin's war heroes, Einar H. Ingman, Jr., of Tomahawk, Wisconsin. Sergeant Ingman was awarded the Medal of Honor for his outstanding bravery and courage, going above and…