Implementation of the law will not be an easy task--it never is. However, the law is clear.

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks on the resolution under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…

Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from New York (Mr. Owens) that the House suspend the rules and agree…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. The United States Army's 10th Mountain Division, stationed on Fort Drum, New York, has a long and storied history of defending the American way of life. The 10th Mountain Division was…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 1217) honoring Fort Drum's soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division for their past and continuing contributions to the security of the United States, as amended…

Madam President, I thank my leader on the Finance Committee on the Republican side. I appreciate all the work he has done to try to keep this economy going, and we ought to listen to him. Let me just say that the President and…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that immediately following my and Senator Grassley's colloquy, the distinguished Senator from North Dakota be recognized for 30 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

Madam President, my colleague, Senator Grassley, and I come to the floor to discuss very urgent business for the American people that has been put off for far too long. I am talking about the outstanding tax issues this Congress has so far…

That is the third item on the to-do list. If we do not act, 6 weeks from now the reach of the death tax will greatly expand. According to the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation, 10 times the number of estates will be taxable versus…

Senator Grassley has been the ranking Republican or chairman of the Finance Committee for a long time now. We have seen times when the expiring tax provisions have been dealt with in as timely a manner as they should have been, but have we…

We ought to listen to Senator Grassley. He is one of the leaders in this body and somebody we all look up to as totally honest and sensitive on these issues. He has done a wonderful job on the Finance Committee. According to the…

the best social program ever created was a good, decent paying job.

The prison pipeline sucks hundreds of thousands of children every year into a trajectory that leads to marginalized lives, illiteracy, imprisonment and often premature death.

I believe it is more than simple exaggeration to compare the Taliban to the National Rifle Association. It is, quite simply, needlessly inflammatory and, in my opinion, irresponsible.

This Cradle to Prison Pipeline...is creating a new American apartheid.

We need to reset our moral and economic compass to invest.

How morally obscene it is that a nation with a GDP exceeding $14 trillion cannot find the will, common sense and decency to provide a safety net to protect its more than 15 million poor children.

We are the world's leading jailer and are criminalizing our poor and minority children at younger and younger ages--both shameful badges of misguided and negative leadership.