Last week, like millions of Americans across this country, my family and I gave thanks for our blessings, our Nation's freedom, and for the food on our table--provided by the hardworking farmers of our country and from my district. Now I…

At a time that government is held in such low esteem, it's time that we all really say to each other that we all love America and we respect America. And all over the world people are just trying to get here. Recently, we talked about In…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 1211

Mr. President, one of the reasons I came to Congress was to be a voice for our troops and our military families. They answer a call higher than any other, fighting to protect our country, our way of life, our values--all that we hold dear…

Mr. President, first, I rise in full support of this amendment, and I thank Senator Menendez for his leadership on this issue, which dates from a long time back, and Senator Kirk, who has really lit a flame of concern under this body about…

Thank you, Representative Garamendi, and thank you for leading us in an hour of discussion, of dialogue, that is most critical to the economic viability, to the economic comeback of America's middle class. You talk about some of these…

I think you highlight some of the major differences and disagreements that have highlighted the debate on the Hill here in Washington between the two parties. And I would suggest it's probably some of the reasons that the supercommittee…

You're absolutely right. And I believe, as you just indicated, our history, our American history is replete with the soundness of government planning and policies that incorporated investments from the public sector. And it made us strong…

Absolutely. Let me just, if you'll suffer an interruption, or yield, please, Representative Garamendi, I absolutely endorse what you just said. They are devoted. They are an essential part of this body to introduce all of the statements…

We've had a wonderful hour of discussion, and I give thanks for the wonderful investments that have made us this strong Nation. In conclusion, if we invest in the middle class of this Nation, our greatest days lie ahead of us. We have a…

Absolutely. I hear in your statement the wisdom of sound planning. We need that for a government to be smart and efficient, which is the call by the general public. We want smart investment from our government. Ask any competitor out there…

Absolutely. Let me just respond to the absolute clear focus of our friend, the gentlewoman from Texas, and for the strength of Texas. Representative Jackson Lee is constantly talking about the opportunities to make it in America, but she…

Representative Garamendi, as you talk about the loss in any given year where a student may lose the opportunity in the classroom because of these cuts that are significant to education, that is one measurement; but let me suggest another…

I thank my friend from New York. I rise in strong opposition to this piece of legislation. With all due respect, I always enjoy listening to my Republican friends lecture us about fiscal responsibility. May I remind them that when Bill…

I thank the gentleman from Colorado for yielding time. Mr. Speaker, I played a little basketball in my day. I grew up on a schoolyard, and we chose teams. We didn't need referees, quite frankly, because we chose teams fairly. You don't…

America's middle class, her determined, hardworking middle class, is challenging Congress. Will Congress respond to our middle class? We in the middle class are growing increasingly aware of the statistics that the wealth concentrated in…

Last year, when I was chair of the Joint Economic Committee, we held a hearing on the pivotal role of government investment in basic research. We found that basic research spurs exactly the kind of innovations that business leaders…

In over 300 days here on the floor, there has not been a single jobs bill offered by my Republican colleagues to put Americans back to work. Instead, once again, they've put on the floor a bill to hurt the American worker, the American…