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

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

While long-term unemployment is now worse than at any time since the Great Depression and while Americans in growing numbers are becoming more and more concerned about the direction their country is heading, the one thing that is uniting…

I appreciate the gentleman from Kentucky yielding time. As a member of the Appropriations Committee, I rise in support of the continuing resolution that is before us today. This CR continues government operations at an amount agreed to by…

I urge my colleagues to support this continuing resolution, as unpleasant as it is. We don't like being in this situation, but we're in this situation nevertheless. For the first time since 1974, we didn't pass a budget last year. We don't…

I rise to add my voice in opposition to the amendment offered by my friend from Ohio. I believe this approach taken by this amendment is misguided. The Appropriations Committee has put before the House a CR that makes significant cuts to…

This is a sad day, but a necessary day, to complete final action on a matter that honestly should have been concluded with a public trial. Mr. Rangel chose to walk out of that hearing and failed to present his case. Instead, we are left…