Well, it looks like this august body will continue to work until we find some solutions to the problems facing the millions of Americans who have lost their jobs, their homes, their savings through no fault of their own and have limited…

Let me thank so much for the sensitivity and support that the gentlelady from Florida and chairman of this committee, for the strong support and the friendship that you've extended not only to me but to the people that you have felt their…

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office found that the payroll tax cut is one of the most powerful tools that we could use to increase the number of full-time jobs. The other policy option that they supported for stimulating the…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. The President has announced that we cannot leave Congress without passing an extension of the middle class tax cut and an extension of unemployment benefits. Now, originally, the ``no new taxes'' folks…

While my statement mimics a well-known seasonal classic, it is shared in all seriousness and with a sense of greatest urgency. 'Twas the week before Christmas when all through the House, A cry echoed much louder than a roaring mouse. Don't…

Seniors making $40,000 a year are considered wealthy and deserve to see their Medicare costs go up; but a small, temporary income tax surcharge on people earning over $1 million a year, that's not acceptable? Let's reject this bill…

I thank my colleague and friend from the State of Michigan (Mr. Levin) for yielding me this time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 3630. Today the Republican Party's true colors are fully exposed and on display--and it…

I thank the gentleman from California and also the gentleman from Kentucky for yielding to me. I rise in support of the resolution. Mr. Speaker, I have become increasingly concerned with the direction of Turkey in the past few years. It…

I rise in strong support of this legislation. Under no circumstances should Iran be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon. This is a dangerous regime which supports terrorism and calls for the destruction of Israel. And every day they're…

I thank the gentleman for yielding to me. I rise today in strong opposition to this act and in opposition to the rule. It's a shame that the majority is playing legislative chicken with middle class tax cuts on a bill that will never be…

I thank my friend for yielding time to me. I rise in strong support of H.R. 2105, the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Reform and Modernization Act of 2011. Madam Chair, many years ago we sponsored legislation to slap…

I have been so moved by the preceding gentleman's remarks about the good work that Americans can do, especially when the argument is which side are we on, terrorism or freedom. I don't know how many cases in the world that the United…

Yesterday I spoke with over 8,000 of my constituents during a telephone town hall to talk about the end of the open enrollment period for Medicare, which occurs at midnight tonight. We also talked about the savings they are now receiving…

Might I suggest that during this holiday season, as the American public struggles to pay bills that range from gas bills to groceries that are required for their mortgages, again, the focus should be on job creation. And the payroll tax…

So many of these programs, including the longstanding Medicare program, are looked at sometimes in dollars and cents and argued about how they're improved or not improved. But sometimes lost in the whole discussion is the value added, the…

Madam President, I am very proud to support the nomination of Caitlin Halligan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Caitlin Halligan has distinguished herself through her commitment to fairness, reasoned intellect…

You know, this is a statement of underpinning of support for middle class, for working families, for small business. It's the engine that's making it happen. {time} 1850 Small business, the investment we can make, not only the tax cut we…

Representative Garamendi, thank you again for bringing us together with this request for a Special Order. If Representative Kaptur could just take us back to that second chart that she shared with us earlier this evening and the…