I thank the gentlelady from California. I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 1076 to defund National Public Radio. Overwhelmingly, my Rhode Island constituents agree, this legislation is no more than an ideological attack on public…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 1076, which would prohibit federal funding of National Public Radio, and I urge my colleagues to vote against this misguided bill. National Public Radio (NPR) provides an essential public…

Mr. Chair, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 861, the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) Termination Act. This bill stops in its tracks the successful efforts to rebuild neighborhoods hardest hit by the foreclosure crisis. The…

if we are going to solve our health care problem, we are going to have to do it as a systemic solution in health care.

these are not ordinary times. These are extraordinary times from a budget point of view, which means that we can expect extraordinary policy consequences from the decisions we make.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and recognize the rich history of the Italian American community in the United States as we celebrate the Feast of St. Joseph--La Festa Di San Giuseppe--on March 19. St. Joseph was credited with…

I think so far this has proven to at least stabilize the situation, and in fact, I would argue, has probably avoided a significant financial deterioration which would still be plaguing us.

But having done all this work, that reaction was not irrational, given what they were seeing in the marketplace, given the contagion, given the fear.

I also have to salute Senator Kaufman for his service, both here in the Senate, for putting up with a lot of my bad jokes as we traveled around the world.

I was listening closely to the recollections of both you and the Ranking Member about September 2008 because I was also there.

This is the inclusion of the warrants provision, which I insisted on being included with the support of my colleagues.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in strong opposition to the bill to end the Neighborhood Stabilization Program. It is time for Americans to seriously question the Republican leadership's dedication to job creation. After 11…

I think we need to all be reminded that the commitments we make and the investments we make in this area of our foreign policy are not only describe our values as a country in promoting freedom and democracy around the world, but also…

No one is as superbly qualified as Mara to address the critical challenges you have laid out, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you. Turning now to fuel-efficiency standards, we are already extremely sensitive to rising gasoline prices.

But, can you sort of help us understand how--if H.R. 1 or something like it was passed, how it would impact the ability of the States and the EPA to issue permits?

And let me just amplify her remarks by simply saying 'sewers.'

It seems that we have had very telling examples of agency capture in our recent history.