Mr. Speaker, House Resolution 470 provides for a structured rule providing for consideration of H.R. 3094, the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act. With that, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, of all the extreme statements we've heard coming out of the Republican Presidential debates in recent weeks, perhaps none is more alarming than the idea that we should ``cut foreign aid to zero''--even for steadfast U.S…

Mr. Speaker, I rise to oppose the Tea Party Caucus' latest misguided attempt to derail Federal fiscal and economic policy. I understand the appeal of a simple, sound bite-friendly solution to all that ails us. In fact, some people think…

The bill requires the relevant State agencies to, quote, ensure to a reasonable degree of certainty that the individual placing a bet or wager is not less than 21 years of age, end of quote.

But we can deal with it much better if it is legal, if it is regulated, if it is understood.

Thank you. I thank the chairman for holding this hearing and what I hope will be a series of hearings on this very important subject of Internet gambling.

We essentially have that kind of prohibition now. And we will have a better handle on the situation if we legalize it and regulate it than if we leave the current situation as it is.

I am going to ask unanimous consent to have this letter dated November 18th, 2011, included in the record.

There are millions and millions, tens of millions of Americans gambling online now after we passed a bill supposedly banning it.

Mr. Franks' bill and Mr. Campbell, 1174, gives the Treasury Secretary broad regulatory and enforcement authority to implement a licensing program for Internet gambling sites.

I absolutely think it should be multiple agencies.

Both bills that we are talking about here today seek to prevent children from accessing gambling sites, and that is certainly a good thing and we can all agree on that.

I think when it comes to prevention and treatment, or certainly prevention and research, that we have not seen the States step up to the level that they have or that governments have in other countries around the world.

Yes, I believe there is a need for that.

Mr. President, today I wish to recognize the dedication and selfless service of the Montford Point Marines. The Montford Point Marines were the first African-American men to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps after President Franklin Roosevelt…

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mike Mullen, said that our worst enemy was not any foreign power or al Qaeda--rather, that it's our own national debt. That's right. It's official now. Congress has become basically America's…

House Resolution 467 is a closed rule providing for consideration of H.R. 2112, the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, also known as the mini-bus. Mr. Speaker, this conference report was approved by the conference…

Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 467 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 467 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be…