This is the right thing to do at the right time and for the right reasons. Hopefully, in some small way, this legislation will bring some form of closure to a cowardly act, one so outrageous that it became a turning point in the passage of…

Around the country this time of year, it is known as March Madness as the NCAA basketball tournament is about to begin. But it is March madness in Washington as well, as the debate starts today over what kind of country we are going to…

Last week unemployment rose to 7.9 percent, and consumer confidence in the economy fell to a 14-month low. During the last 3 months of 2012, the economy shrank for the first time since the depths of the Great Recession. All of these…

Amendment XXI: Section 1: ``The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed.'' Section 2: ``The transportation or importation into any State, Territory, or possession of the United States for…

I would inquire of the gentlelady from California how much additional time does she intend to seek because, as I have heard her comments, respectfully, it sounds like those were all contained in her response which was included in the…

By direction of the Committee on Ethics, I offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: In the Matter of Representative Laura Richardson of California H. Res. 755 in the…

I'm prepared to close if the ranking member has no further speakers.

In closing, I want to once again thank members of the committee, as well as members of the pool, for their tremendous service that they render to this institution. And on behalf of the entire House, I want to again thank the nonpartisan…

I am prepared to close unless there are any further requests for time.

I am happy, on the part of the committee, to yield 5 minutes to Representative Richardson.

As chairman of the Committee on Ethics, I rise in support of a resolution before us today which calls for a reprimand for Representative Laura Richardson of California. Article I of the Constitution gives Congress the responsibility for…

I am now pleased to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Dent), who ably served as chairman of the investigative subcommittee, for any comments he may have.

I thank the gentleman, and I join in the comments that have already been made in expressing our deep gratitude to a young man who, by many standards, is still a young man and who obviously has a very bright future in front of him, but who…

It is with a heavy heart that I bring to the attention of the House the news that a United States Coast Guard helicopter crashed last night in Mobile Bay during a training mission. Early this morning I spoke by phone to Coast Guard Sector…

The national debt has now increased more during President Obama's three years and two months in office than it did during the eight years of the George W. Bush presidency.

But how serious is the debt issue that we have got hanging over our Nation, even as this Committee struggles...

Is it too much to ask that our Federal Government encourage fishermen as well as the regional fisheries management councils to have more freedom to innovate and explore new management strategies?

The Gulf Coast states comprise the fastest growing U.S. coastline by population and account for 27 percent of our Nation's ocean economy.

Earlier this week the President sent his fiscal year 2013 budget request to Congress. It's been roundly panned as being ``not serious,'' ``inadequate,'' and ``political.'' But, Mr. Speaker, I want the American people to understand, in…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I'm pleased to join my colleagues today in support of this amendment. Let's be clear: Today's amendment, even if adopted, is not the end of our efforts to make the gulf coast whole after the tragic BP…

With the American people looking on, Members of the House, once again, find ourselves in a waiting position--waiting and waiting and waiting on Senator Reid and his Democrat majority in the U.S. Senate as they decide whether they are going…

The RESTORE Act, as has already been noted, is vitally important to both the gulf coast and to our country.

I thank the chairman for yielding me time. Back home, the American people listen to Members of Congress talk about things that are historic, about things that are important. Today, we're talking about something that's very important…

I work for the people of the Gulf region. That is who I work for. I am totally independent.