Mr. Speaker, President Obama promised over and over during his Presidential campaign that he would end the practice of funding the wars with supplemental funding, as we are about to do today. Then in February of 2009, during his first…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, as the chairman of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, I am happy to remind our colleagues of the provisions in this bill that will enhance border security. The Obey amendment…

Finally, the bill expands aid to State and local partners along the border, expanding the grant assistance under Operation Stonegarden to State and local law enforcement in cooperation with DHS. Mr. Speaker, this Obey amendment would…

Madam Speaker, as we work to resolve our Nation's fiscal crisis, we must have bipartisan cooperation to best find ways to balance economic recovery and job creation with long-term deficit reduction. Americans clearly understand the danger…

Madam Speaker, when I'm home in the Fifth District of North Carolina, folks tell me they're concerned about the debt, the deficit, and job loss. What's the reaction of those in charge of Congress? Well, they canceled the adoption of the…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Mark Rogers of Mount Airy, North Carolina. Mark is an accomplished auctioneer and real estate broker and has been in the business for nearly 30 years. Over his distinguished career, Mark has conducted…

Mr. President, today, I am proud to introduce the Medication Therapy Management, MTM, Expanded Benefits Act of 2010, with my colleague from Minnesota, Senator Franken. A recent analysis conducted by the New England Healthcare Institute…

the government and the workers comp system want us to die so they can say 'Well We Just Got Rid of Another One of Them.'

I refer to as Political Blindness. For those of you who don't know what 'Political Blindness means--Look the Other Way.'

I am here today to support the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act because federally funded monitoring and treatment must be reliable and always available for us because our very lives depend on it.

You called us 'Heroes and Treating Us like Zeroes.'

Madam President, it is appropriate that the occupant of the Chair and I are here at the same time. I rise to congratulate North Carolina native John Isner for not only surviving the longest tennis match in Wimbledon history but for…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for 1 minute. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Commending John Isner

Mr. President, today, I am proud to introduce an important piece of legislation to spur job growth across America. The American Manufacturing Efficiency and Retraining Investment Collaboration Achievement Works Act also known as the…

Madam Speaker, the ability to speak on the floor of this House is a great honor and a very powerful thing. However, simply saying something on the floor does not make it true. I would like to now yield 2 minutes to my colleague, the…

Madam Speaker, I now yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Boustany).

Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 220, noes 205, not voting 8, as follows: [Roll No. 386]…

Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clauses 8 and 9 of rule XX, this 15-minute vote on ordering the previous question will be followed by 5- minute votes…