Mr. President, I rise today to urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to join together to prevent an irresponsible government shutdown. The American people did not elect us to shut down the government. Democrats and Republicans in…

I do think that community banks are crucial to the success of this economic recovery.

Do we have occurrences of medical malpractice in Texas?

Let me thank the gentlelady for yielding the time this evening and thank her for her leadership in the Congress. The Congressional Black Caucus goes out of its way each week to try to present to the Nation issues that are critically…

Madam Speaker, I rise this morning in objection to the Republican leadership's blatant disregard for the Constitution. Republicans' partisan extremism reached a new low this week with the willingness to ignore some of the most basic…

And from Lebanon. That's right. There are four groups of parliamentarians here this week, and the CRS, as usual, is a full partner in putting on workshops for these members, workshops that will help them strengthen their operations back…

We have delegations from four parliaments in town this week for workshops on committee operations. They're from Pakistan, Indonesia, some members from Iraq----

I thank my friend and colleague Mr. Dreier, the chairman of the House Democracy Partnership, which I had the privilege to chair for the past four years. Dan Mulhollan and the Congressional Research Service have indeed been critical…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the distinguished career of a man who has been an institution within an institution: Daniel P. Mulhollan, the director of our Congressional Research Service, who will retire next month after more than 17…

I would be happy to yield to my friend from California, who I know has made a special effort, given his leadership duties, to join us on the floor.

I, too, definitely agree that General Qadhafi needs to be removed from power.

I'm interested in the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

Parks are an important part of our national treasure.

I very much look forward to another productive year in this subcommittee with you.

I certainly agree with you. Both urge OMB to get that out as quickly as they can.

As a Nation, we can only be as strong as our weakest link. We need to make sure that every community, every community is included as we work toward economic recovery.

You talk to the elected officials in my district, both Democrat and Republican, and they will tell you that we have not been on a spending spree with the stimulus infusion of capital into rural America.

The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program is a lifeline, it is a lifeline for low-income families and a lifeline for the elderly all across the Nation.