This vote has been called a charade. That is true; it is. Let's face it. The President will veto this. The Senate will sustain the veto. Having said that, for years and years we raised the debt limit without a discussion, let alone a vote…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. One year ago, Mr. Speaker, many of us stood in this Chamber and pleaded with the leadership on both sides of the aisle not to put this payroll tax holiday in place. It was bad policy to put it in place…

Mr. Speaker, the House will soon have the opportunity to approve the Ultralight Smuggling Prevention Act of 2011. This bill will make changes for those using or planning to use ultralight aircraft in cross-border smuggling similar to those…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in support of section 1245 in the conference report to the NDAA that would require what we hope are crippling sanctions on the Central Bank of Iran. These provisions, offered as…

I thank the gentleman from California. Mr. Chairman, just to give you an idea of how prevalent the problem is, I'll just summarize a little more. In Arizona, the Maricopa Association of Governments, or MAG, has said that there have been…

I thank the gentlelady. In conclusion, Mr. Chairman, the EPA does recognize there is a problem here, and they are working to correct it. It's just taking a long time. The rule was promulgated in 2007. We've had 3 or 4 years since that…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill, add the following: SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is the sense of the Congress that the…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. While the Clean Air Act obviously serves a useful purpose, all too often States and localities are tied up in knots in just trying to comply with the provisions of it in which the…

I thank the gentleman for yielding and for arranging this Special Order. This is something that we in Arizona and anywhere in the West in Utah and elsewhere have great pride in and that this recognition, as the gentleman mentioned, came…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank those who have brought this resolution to the floor, particularly the gentlewoman from Florida, and for the hard work she has put into it, and for the staff of Gabby Giffords for working so…

Mr. Speaker, I doubt that I can match the volume that's been displayed today, using partisan accusations as to who's responsible for the budget mess that we're in. But I think that all of us, we Republicans, for example, in our candid…