I want to thank Congresswoman Wilson for bringing us together today to honor a truly exceptional public servant and friend, Congresswoman Carrie Meek. Carrie Meek's record of accomplishments is truly too long to list, but her unique…

Reclaiming my time, let me just be clear up front, that our service men and women have performed with incredible courage and commitment in Afghanistan. They have done everything asked of them. But the truth is that they have been put in an…

First of all, let me just thank Congressman Nadler for his ongoing support, consistent support for efforts to end the war and for offering this amendment, which is really very straightforward.

Mr. Speaker, the new majority promised to provide a comprehensive plan to restore America to prosperity and to create jobs. Unfortunately, this resolution does not do anything to deliver on that promise. Furthermore, I hope that this body…

I rise in strong opposition to this bill. Every time we take on this bill to repeal the very important freedoms provided by the health care reform law, it's really a critical minute that we are not focusing on jobs. We should be debating…

Mr. Chairman, we're voting on a tax package that gives away $139 billion in tax breaks to the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans over the next 2 years in exchange for $57 billion in unemployment compensation benefits for the next 13 months…

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Speaker, let me just say the overwhelming majority of the Congressional Black Caucus supports the 800,000 young people who will be able now, if we pass this, will be able to live the American Dream…

This really should not be a Republican or a Democratic or a Green or an Independent issue. Providing a safety net for those in need during dire economic times is a moral and ethical responsibility that we have. The Congressional Black…

Let me first thank the chairman for his leadership and for yielding and for his longstanding commitment and support for child nutrition programs and for our children. On behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus, first of all I want to…

Small businesses are job creators. During this economic downturn, it is very important to support the engines of our economy which created two-thirds of the new jobs over the past 15 years. As a former small business owner for 11 years, I…

Madam Speaker, less than a month ago Congress finally began the debate on the war in Afghanistan that should have really been held 9 years ago. While evidence continues to mount that our military engagement in Afghanistan has become a…

Less than a month ago, Congress finally began the debate on the war in Afghanistan that really should have been held 9 years ago, but the fact remains Congress cannot continue to write a blank check for a war in Afghanistan that has…