America's broken immigration system continues to wreak havoc in communities across the country. Real families with real children live in fear that someone they love may be torn away from them. No child deserves to grow up without the love…

I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts for yielding. Today we are here again not to discuss any piece of legislation that will create jobs, but to eliminate a program that helps communities across the country--and I state, communities…

We've just seen 12 straight months of private sector jobs growth and there is a 2-year low in the unemployment rate. Now is the time for us to give our economy another push forward with a smart budget that invests in critical needs and…

As the recent job report shows, our economy is steadily improving with 12 straight months of private sector job growth. Now, I state, now is the time for us to build on this progress and work together in a bipartisan effort to create jobs…

Creating jobs and strengthening the economy must be the number one priority in Congress. Unemployment across the Nation remains far too high. In my district, unemployment still remains near 14 percent. Yet instead of focusing on creating…

Congress should be focusing on creating jobs, helping middle class families, and lowering the deficit with intelligent spending cuts--and I say with ``intelligent'' spending cuts. But instead, we're headed towards a devastating government…

Right now Congress' top priority should be creating jobs and lowering the deficit with intelligent spending cuts. The President's proposed budget is a good starting point, putting us on track to lower the deficit by $1.1 trillion over 10…

President Obama understands that it's a very difficult time for the American people. Our economy is improving, but unemployment remains around 9 percent across the Nation and is close to 14 percent in California's Inland Empire. Right now…

I urge all my colleagues--Democrats and Republicans--to support small business and small business trucking. As we debate H. Res. 72, the most critical issue facing America is how to increase jobs so that families can rise up against…

It is time for Congress to roll up its sleeves and begin to work together. Democrats and Republicans must come together to create new jobs for the American people, strengthen our recovery, and reduce the debt. Yet instead of finding some…

At tonight's State of the Union Address, it is vitally important that President Obama lays out an effective strategy for new job creation. The economy is improving, and with more than 1 million private sector jobs created in the last year…

Instead of focusing on creating new jobs and helping middle class families, our Republican friends want to turn back the clock. We all know this week's vote to repeal and replace the health reform is nothing but political fiction, with no…