Also in your testimony, you noted that in the past 4 months, alone, at least 58 workers have died in explosions, fires, and collapses at refineries, coal mines, an oil drilling rig, and a natural gas-fired power plant construction site.

Mr. Speaker, here's one way the American people can tell that it's an election year. After racking up record deficits, congressional Democrats are now trying to run away from the truth about their out-of-control spending. Last fiscal year…

Well, I thank Mr. Bishop, the gentleman from Utah, for being in charge of this Special Order tonight and bringing to the American people what I think is one of the most critical issues facing us in this country, and that is the issue of…

Madam Speaker, we've got a debt problem in America. The Federal Government keeps spending money and running up the national credit card at a record clip: $8.5 trillion over 10 years. Congress can't just cross its fingers and hope…

I thank my colleague from Texas for yielding time and for handling this rule on the floor today. Mr. Speaker, there are so many things to refute from our friends on the other side that there is simply not enough time to do it. But what we…

Mr. Speaker, House Democrats are refusing to do one of the most basic jobs that the American people have sent their Representatives to Washington to do: Make a budget. We are in the midst of a spending crisis. Seven months into this fiscal…

I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding again. I had to come back after I heard our colleague just speaking because I think that it is time that we create a new dictionary that explains the language being used in Washington. As my…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of an amendment extending oversight and accountability for security contractors overseas, for contractors performing security functions, as one element of this en…

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To strike section 901, relating to the transfer of amounts to…

Mr. President, I came to the floor to call up what I thought was a very important amendment. I understand the majority is not letting controversial amendments come up now, so I will not call it up and put the Chair on the spot of having to…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to call up my amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from North Carolina [Mr. Burr] proposes an amendment numbered 4273.

Mr. President, I have deep respect for the chairman of the Appropriations Committee. He said earlier this afternoon that President Roosevelt made a promise. I can tell my colleagues I had my staff go to the Roosevelt Library. We didn't…

Mr. Speaker, we are looking at a record-breaking budget deficit this year, most likely more than $1.5 trillion, and next year, well, we're not sure since our Democrat colleagues haven't passed a budget. Not since modern budget rules were…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 13th Annual Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Expo here on Capitol Hill. As we struggle with rising energy costs and the BP oil spill, we are reminded every day about the importance of a…

To ensure children age birth to 5 have the best start possible, it is essential that all of our Federal programs--ESEA, Head Start, the Childcare Development Block Grant, and IDEA--work together.

These findings are a testament to the importance of quality care and education for children ages birth to 5.

Quality early childhood education and childcare are critically important to ensure that future generations of students are prepared for the 21st century.

Quality early childhood education and childcare are essential for ensuring that all children, regardless of their socioeconomic status, race, or disability, enter school ready to learn and, more importantly, ready to succeed.