It has been more than a year since the Republicans took control of the House of Representatives. What do the American people have to show for it? We still have not passed a single bill to create jobs. We have had a vote to end Medicare as…

First of all, Mr. Speaker, I'd like to welcome our troops back; and as we welcome them back, let's make sure we take care of them while they're here in the United States as well and make their lives a lot better. Mr. Speaker, it's time to…

160 million Americans stand on the brink of a tax hike. Republicans in Congress need to get serious about working together on a bipartisan package to extend the payroll taxes for the middle class and renew unemployment benefits. The…

This year will be a very difficult holiday season for millions of Americans looking for jobs. Sadly, these families are not getting the help they deserve from the Republicans here in Congress. We have now reached 337 days of Republican…

With the unemployment in the Inland Empire above 13 percent and home foreclosures at a record level, families in my congressional district are hurting. And now, if Congress does not act soon, these struggling families will face a $1,000…

I want to recognize my colleagues, Mr. Hoyer and Mr. Gonzalez, for organizing this special order hour. The United States is the land of opportunity, and it functions on the premise that every American citizen has natural given rights…

The poverty rate in California and the Inland Empire has risen from 11 percent to 17 percent. My constituents are hurting and it's time for Congress to live up to its responsibility. But in the 45 weeks since the Republicans took control…

Across the country, 14 million Americans, I state, 14 million Americans are looking for work. And yet there are no jobs that have been created, and the Republicans still don't have a jobs plan. In my congressional district in San…

It's been 294 days since the Republicans took control of the House. The party of no still refuses to put forward a clear jobs plan. They have put politics ahead of what is right for the American people. Unemployment is near 17 percent in…

As policymakers, it is our job to learn from the mistakes of the past and not repeat them. Nearly 700,000 American jobs have been lost as a direct result of NAFTA. In my district, the 43rd Congressional District, we have lost over 2,000…

In my congressional district, the unemployment rate is 17 percent; and in San Bernardino County, it's well above 14 percent. My constituents need a bold plan of action, not more gridlock in Washington, D.C. They want us to come together…

The ``party of no'' is at it again. Republicans have been in the majority for 273 days, and they still have no plans to create new jobs. Now the Republicans are saying ``no'' to the American Job Act, with the majority leader calling this…