I oppose this repeal of the health bill that is good for my district. Madam Speaker, right now, Democrats and Republicans should be coming together to create new jobs, help struggling middle class families, and reduce the deficit. But…

All throughout Congress, the Republicans consistently asked, ``Where are the jobs?'' They asked this last year. Yet in their first major action, the House Republicans are showing their true colors: playing politics at the expense of…

This week our colleagues in the Senate have an opportunity to straighten our future economy and create equal opportunity for America's young people. By recognizing students who want to contribute through military service or higher…

I stand in strong support for H.R. 5281, the American DREAM Act, a bipartisan bill. America is the land of opportunity, and these students want to abide by the law, and that's why this bill is before us. It is wrong to unfairly punish…

Many children have a difficult time passing a lot of these tests because they're going hungry. None of us are pleased with the cuts to the SNAP program made by this bill, but I am committed to work with the administration and my colleagues…

I rise in support of S. 3307, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. Too many families are struggling to put food on the table. There are 40 million people going hungry in the United States right now. We recently passed the SNAP program. We…

We must remind the American people when President Obama took office, he inherited a $1.2 trillion deficit, the recession, and mounting job losses. In the last 2 years we have worked hard to end the outsourcing of jobs overseas and lay the…

I would like to, once again, state that many corporations and many individuals give because they're good corporate citizens, because they want to make our communities a lot better. They want to provide an opportunity for individuals to…

I am proud to rise in support of House Resolution 1622, legislation I introduced to honor the historic contributions of veterans throughout all conflicts involving the United States. Every Veterans Day, Americans come together to remember…

When President Obama took office, he inherited a $1.2 trillion deficit, two wars, the recession and mounting job losses that pushed our economy to the brink. Since then, we have made steady progress towards recovery and have laid the…

No, it's not. It's really thinking about someone who has contributed, someone who has done an awful lot. And it's bipartisan individuals, both Republican and Democrat, that belong to the CHCI board as well. We welcome the new Members that…

We would love to honor other foundations and other individuals as well. This is only one of many that we should recognize, just as I am honoring Arnold Palmer that we gave the Congressional Gold Medal. And at one time I hope you are here…