Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. H.R. 2061, the Civilian Service Recognition Act of 2011, was introduced by the gentleman from New York (Mr. Hanna) on May 31 of this year. H.R. 2061 enjoys the support of 21…

the Administration is making a very concerted effort to diminish those funds, put them down to a point where they are starting to approach zero.

illegal immigration truly is the fault of the Federal Government, isn't that correct?

the States are having to live with the consequences of the Federal Government not doing its job.

Mr. President, last night the Senate confirmed David Johanson as a member of the International Trade Commission. I would like to take a moment to congratulate David on his confirmation. The ITC administers the Nation's trade remedy laws…

Thank you so much, Representative Fudge, for putting together this Special Order to talk about voter suppression laws. I was first elected in 1988; and 2 years after that, in 1990, I began a career from that point on, up until this very…

Mr. President, on October 20, I paid tribute to the 20th anniversary of Justice Clarence Thomas' appointment to the Supreme Court. I entered into the Record following my remarks letters from several of his former clerks giving their own…

Madam Speaker, in closing, this is the map of the area which we're talking about. Everything that's orange there--or copper color--are historic or existing mines in this particular area. The yellow one is where this mine would take place…

There is nothing in statute--only in reality-- that will force it to be used here.

I will be happy to do it. In fact, I want the sponsor to respond specifically to that in just a second. But the answer is, clearly, we have a desire for copper. We have a demand for copper. The concept of free enterprise and the balance of…

Madam Speaker, this resolution provides for a structured rule of H.R. 1904, the Southeast Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011. It makes in order every amendment that was filed with the Rules Committee. So this is, like the Texas victory…

Madam Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 444 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 444 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this…

Madam Speaker, for purposes of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Slaughter), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time…

Madam Speaker, I'm just trying to envision in my own mind all those robots that are working in the Rio Tinto mine in my State that have also developed the land plan that have developed those communities there. They really have disguised…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. As the gentleman from Florida knows, I do like baseball this time of year. One of the statistics that I saw the other day is that Pete Rose had 29 of his 4,000-plus hits off of pitchers who would…

Minnesota Twins pitcher Jim Kaat, who should be in the Hall of Fame--so for today we'll call it ``Coppers Town'' Hall of Fame--once said to a reporter that he was working on a new pitch. He called it a strike. You've heard a lot of…

The report and recommendations taken as a whole clearly map out a new strategy for Federal, regional, and State ocean resource management that I strongly support.

I'm here today to join my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to recognize Domestic Violence Awareness Month. I wear my purple ribbon because I'm incredibly supportive of the goals of this commemorative month and yet painfully aware that…