How are these closures which would move FBI agents hours away from large cities like Wausau and La Crosse consistent with the statements that you have made about working shoulder to shoulder with local law enforcement?

We need to put Social Security back on a long-term path to solvency and strengthen our nation's pension systems.

FBI presence in these semi-rural areas is critical to maintaining long-term partnerships that protect Wisconsinites from criminal and terrorism threats.

I object to these closures in Wisconsin.

I have strong objections to these closures.

Now is not the time to let home- and community-based programs, such as those funded by the Older American Act, languish.

You know, I can say that in terms of how we intended to draft this legislation it would be to allow the judge to impose a fine and probation in lieu of a prison term.

We have got two problems with the penalties for violating administrative regulations.

This is the first time I have been praised by a witness that has been called by my friends on the minority.

I thank the gentleman for yielding time. Madam Speaker, the bill before us today is entitled the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011. I want to make something very clear. If we were here today voting on a bill that actually stopped…

there is only one alternative that Congress has, and it is called impeachment

you have got to get this done much more quickly than plugging the holes that COINTELPRO ended up showing existed

I think that some heads should roll. And I do agree with Senator Grassley that Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Lanny Breuer should be fired.

The American people need the truth. They haven't gotten the truth from what has been coming out of the Justice Department in the last year.

heads should roll

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Pandemic and All- Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act, H.R. 2405, a measure that will improve our nation's medical preparedness and response capabilities. I am especially pleased to see that this…

I appreciate the gentleman yielding. As I sit on the House floor here, I listen to the debate, and I hear a lot of conversations that are off-topic. We are talking, on the other side of the aisle, about payroll taxes and unemployment…

I hate to be the skunk at the lawn party, but somebody has got to be the skunk before we have to go over and vote.