I ask unanimous consent to speak in morning business for 20 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

we just want to know how bad the situation is in terms of the likelihood of what we need getting funded

the flooding was so significant, and the evidence that climate changes are in fact creating far more heavy precipitation events

Madam President, as we continue to debate important small business legislation, I rise today to discuss an amendment to further support investment and job creation in U.S. companies. In particular, my amendment would bolster our domestic…

we have 95 high hazard dams in Rhode Island. Obviously, we need your help with them.

Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor the Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center for their outstanding service to the heroic men and women who serve in our Armed Forces. The Providence VA Medical Center is an award-winning…

I thank the gentleman from Florida for yielding. Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to defeat the previous question so that we can address this important issue of currency manipulation and trade. Manufacturers in my home State of Rhode…

It's an important policy question and, it'll rapidly become an important personal question for----

I support this effort because it promotes the efficient administration and completion of Federal construction projects.

With rising costs for gas, food, and rent--proposing drastic cuts to education, housing, and healthcare will place additional burdens on the most vulnerable among us--jeopardizing the lives of millions of Americans.

We must preserve our funding for international relief programs, specifically, programs supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development.

The Head Start program has enabled hundreds of thousands of children to learn how to read, write, do arithmetic and be successful in elementary school.

H.R. 1, the Budget Resolution for the next fiscal year, would reduce funding for this budget by a whopping 41 percent.

The Pell Grant, which has only been increased in funding in the last year after not being increased for more than five years, enables hundreds of thousands of low-income students to realize the more elusive dream of attending college.

I am proud of the history and success of this program, and there are many more similar organizations doing the same thing with little if any headlines in our nation.

We must also make sure that our communities are safe by restoring funding for COPS hiring and COPS programs.

We must increase funding for job training by increasing funding for the Workforce Investment Act to $4.5 billion.

Instead of jeopardizing the retirement security of millions of Americans through privatization, we must ensure that the wealthiest among us pay their fair share by raising the cap on the social security payroll tax.