Next week marks the 45th anniversary of implementing Medicare. On this occasion, it is right that Congress work together to protect and strengthen Medicare for our future generations. Sadly, instead of preserving Medicare, my Republican…

America's seniors have given a lifetime of service to our Nation. It is our responsibility to demonstrate the same commitment to them by providing a safety net like Medicare and Medicaid. Sadly, the Republican budget will have a…

Today we had an event, and it was on behalf of the wounded warriors, sponsored by Disabled Sports USA. These are many of our men and women who are fighting for us, have come back, and we appreciate everything that they've done for us. On…

Thank you very much. With that, it says Speaker's Trophy. I yield back the balance of my time. Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Sherman The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, 2-minute voting will continue. There was no objection. The Acting…

After a lifetime of service to their families and our Nation, America's seniors deserve the security of a basic safety net like Medicare and Social Security. Sadly, the Republican budget that the House approved in April puts fundamental…

These are tough times for the American people everywhere. In my home State of California, families face a 12 percent unemployment rate, and the gas prices are well over $4 a gallon. But instead of working together to solve the problems…

Right now Californians in my home district face an almost 14 percent unemployment rate and are dealing with the fourth highest rate of foreclosures in the Nation. What my constituents need above all else is for both of us, Republicans and…

In 1965 this body voted to create Medicare and Medicaid to ensure that all seniors and disabled Americans would always have access to health coverage, and those today expect the same kind of coverage for themselves and their children. But…

We find ourselves less than 24 hours away from abandoning our veterans--I state, from abandoning our veterans, our seniors, and our active duty military personnel. Why? You ask yourself, Why? Because Republicans refuse to budge from a…

We stand today on the verge of a government shutdown. Without quick action, we will leave our seniors, our veterans, and vulnerable Americans everywhere out in the cold. But instead of working on a compromise, I state, Republicans have…

On Monday, April 4, 2011, had I been here, I would have voted in support of H.R. 1246--To reduce the amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for printing and reproduction.

Thank you very much. I want to thank the gentleman from New York, Tim Bishop, our third baseman--an excellent third baseman--for yielding the time. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 872, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens…