While you're there, if the gentleman wouldn't mind for just a minute, let me talk about another concept of taxes which I don't think many people are aware. These are things that will automatically happen. But there are bills that will be…

I appreciate the gentleman expressing I think the frustration that many of us in Congress are feeling in the direction in which this country is going, and that we can look at concept after concept of either outrageous spending, poor policy…

Would the gentleman from Missouri simply restate what that first line in black actually means. Unless Congress acts, taxes will go up.

Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to our dear departed friend and colleague, Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia. I have been deeply moved by the words of remembrance we have heard here in the Senate this week and I am honored to…

I would also like to thank Senator Hatch, who was a co-sponsor of this resolution.

Mr. Speaker, I move to take the gentlewoman's words down. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members will suspend. The gentlewoman from the District of Columbia will take her seat. The Clerk will report the words.

I yield myself such time as I may consume. I am trivializing it because it is trivial. It is trivial. There are other ways to recognize a racetrack without taking the time of this body and this country on this floor. I am trivializing it…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. My colleagues here, these are good Members of Congress. My point is, we need to raise the bar and start doing some serious work around here. I would agree, this is a historic…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Again, Mr. Speaker, I voice my opposition. The idea, the notion that while there have been silly bills passed and offered by the minority, it's certainly not an argument to continue…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Bills brought before the House, the majority gets to direct which bills are brought up and which are not brought up, and with all due respect to Mr. Murphy, a great Member of…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Let me make the point that, yes, I've voted for sports resolutions, I've even cosponsored resolutions, but I came to realize what a waste of time that is. So a number of weeks ago, I…

Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, I just want to be clear; our intention here is pure. If she were asking for civility, I will take her word for it. We do have certain decorum here in the House. I just ask that we abide by that…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise today in support of H.R. 5341, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 Orndorf Drive in Brighton, Michigan, as the Joyce Rogers Post Office…

Mr. Speaker, Social Security is a pledge to hardworking Americans that they will be able to retire with the dignity they deserve. As this treasured program reaches its 75th anniversary, we have a responsibility to guarantee that it remains…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 4840, designating the United States Postal Service located at 1981 Cleveland Avenue in Columbus, Ohio, as the Clarence D. Lumpkin Post…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 5450, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3894 Crenshaw Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, as the…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of Senate bill 1508, the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010. The amount of waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars by Federal…

Mr. Speaker, I come before the House to pay special tribute to Pearl Rex-Hartzell, who passed away recently. Pearl's life was dedicated to serving others. She said once, ``As long as I live I have to serve.'' Living up to her motto of…