I really would suggest that it is really not the pain at the pump that is affecting a lot of the comments anymore, it is the pain at the polls.

And the fact that we have men and women who are in harm's way defending this great Nation while their families were being improperly, you know, provided for regarding their home mortgages is outrageous.

Because I will tell you, in my district one of the concerns that has been raised to me is while we help those who have been wrongly harmed by bad faith in the lending industry, we do so in a way that does not unfairly hurt those who have…

Because all individuals who have earned our greatest respect and absolute gratitude is those who defend us.

Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. 103, my voting card would not register. Had I been able to vote, I would have voted ``no.'' Amendment No. 5 Offered by Mr. Ellison The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on…

Madam Speaker, I thank the chairman. I rise today in strong support of H.R. 4105. Where I'm from in northwest Pennsylvania, western Pennsylvania, we relish competition. In fact, we can't wait to go head-to-head and toe- to-toe with…

Mr. Speaker, I recently had the pleasure of visiting with an outstanding new company in western Pennsylvania called Cabot Guns, a company whose belief in American exceptionalism and dedication to uncompromising quality have resulted in a…

I know and you know.

I am committed to repealing this government takeover of health care and pursuing the right reforms that will lower costs for workers while not undermining the success of employers.

I think it's critical for members of Congress to get outside the Beltway and hear from the men and women whose lives are affected by policies advanced in our nation's capital.

This has never been about healthcare, never been about the things that touch--pull at our heart strings. It's about what we can afford to do and what we can provide.