It hasn't even been enacted yet, and so being sure that small businesses are protected, which Congress was concerned about, hasn't happened yet.

This is really the crux of this discussion today. You are being forced, money is being taken out of your pocket.

So one of my colleagues said that basically the unions pass the hat.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in complete disgust of the Republican conferees' attempt to include an education requirement as a condition of receiving unemployment benefits. To require people who would otherwise be eligible for benefits to now…

Mr. Chairman, once again, instead of debating a bill that would create jobs and bring this economy back or a comprehensive effort to put our fiscal house in order, we're here on this floor tonight focusing on a so-called budget reform…

Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding and want to note that today we could be debating a jobs package. We could be debating a comprehensive effort to balance our budget. But instead, we're focusing on a bill to enshrine failed…

We know that clean water is important not only to our health and livelihoods, but also to our business and to the commerce of our State.

This is absolutely absurd.

At what point are you going to take action?

So an agent was murdered, and your action is to move people around. That seems to me to simply inconvenience people, not to rid them of Federal employment.

Thirteen months later.

You have not taken action. You have not fired anybody. You haven't changed policy.

I want to make sure I understand your testimony today and the facts as well.

I have a hard time believing that.

Madam Speaker, I thank Mr. Duffy for introducing this bill. As a consistent opponent of automatic pay increases for Members of Congress, I am pleased to support the bill before us today which would extend the pay freeze for Federal…

Madam Speaker, the American people are rightfully fed up. The Obama Presidency has meant only more power for Washington and more debt for our children and grandchildren, while the Obama economy produces only less confidence for job…

don't consolidate programs or cut funding for the program simply to meet a deficit.

I think that is the case all over this country. And more needs to be said about that to show that we need to match talent.