You, in your role as a spokesperson bragged about the fact that the last American combat troop had left Iraq. If we had left a residual force, the situation would not be what it is today and there would be a lot more --

You don't have the facts, Mr. Carney. That is the problem.

I am astounded that -- Mr. Carney should say that the Free Syrian Army is now stronger. In fact, they have been --

Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairman Pitts for his diligence on this effort and on behalf of the American people to allow them the choice and the options that they are seeking in their health care. My colleague is concerned that we are looking at…

Mr. Speaker, today I rise in honor of Lynne Mofenson, M.D., who is retiring after 26 years of service to the Federal Government and is currently the chief of the Maternal and Pediatric Infectious Disease Branch at the Eunice Kennedy…

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 3522, the Employee Health Care Protection Act, will provide some relief to the small business community by allowing them to maintain their current health insurance plans. If you like the health insurance plan that you…

I will yield for a question in a moment. The President intends to expand this to 5 or 6 million people who are here illegally to give them presumably the same authorization to work unilaterally and with no authorization in law to transfer…

I thank my friend from Illinois, but I would note that the comments he made are not connected to the facts of the proposal. The proposal is explicitly post-DACA. Some 800,000 people have already received amnesty. Let's be clear. The…

I don't have the precise cutoff date in my mind, but the point that is being raised is these children don't fall under the precise terms of DACA, but they believe they will get amnesty. I would respond to my friend from Illinois, does my…

Mr. President, Americans across the country have been riveted by the crisis occurring on our southern border. President Obama is correct with one regard: What we are seeing is a humanitarian crisis. But it is a crisis, sadly, of the…

The Senator from New Jersey talked about legislation that was debated and voted on a year ago--legislation that I believe, if passed into law, would only make the problem worse, would only increase illegal immigration, would only…

Mr. President, I wish to make two final comments to conclude this exchange. My friend from New Jersey admitted that Senate Democrats introduced nothing--zero, nada--to do anything to fix this humanitarian crisis. Indeed, the majority…

The deferral of deportation under DACA is a written determination from the President that the individuals who receive this, No. 1, will be immune from the black-letter text of the immigration law that subjects them to removal; and No. 2…

I appreciate my friend from Illinois impugning the integrity of our friends in the House and also describing the plight of innocents. As you rightly noted, 67 years ago my father came here. He came from Cuba and spoke no English. He had…

Mr. Speaker, this legislation is about keeping a promise and doing right by the American people. The Employee Health Care Protection Act is a bipartisan bill that allows American workers, if they choose, to keep their employer-sponsored…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Paycheck Fairness Act

Madam President, I rise today to support the Paycheck Fairness Act. Equal pay for equal work is the law of the land. It has been for over 50 years. Yet the law is one thing and the reality is quite another. Women still get paid far less…

Mr. President, the key to America's continued success lies in improving our Nation's educational system to meet the demands of the 21st century job market. Today, many students enter high school and college with little knowledge of the…