Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to the Republican debt ceiling plan that will be considered later this week. My Republican colleagues have brought a bill to the floor that would introduce statutory spending caps for the next 10…

I would like to thank the ranking member of the Budget Committee, of which I'm very proud to be a member. I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 2560. I have to tell you, Madam Speaker, that to me it feels like Groundhog Day again here in the…

Madam Speaker, I come to the House floor today to pay tribute to a man of exceptional valor, a quiet hero, a committed family man, a successful entrepreneur, and my constituent: Leonard Earl Roberts, Sr. Mr. Roberts lived an extraordinary…

I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Bass). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment Offered by Mr. Runyan

Mr. Chairman, this bipartisan amendment is simple. It prohibits the Defense Department from being used to engage in or facilitate human trafficking. Thousands of private contracting defense firms, including some of the industry's biggest…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the…

In July, Medicare will be 46 years old. This is an opportunity for all of us to take a look at history. In 1965, 44 percent of Americans over the age of 65 had no health insurance. Many seniors were pushed into poverty by medical costs. In…

Madam Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 3, which the House will vote on later today. After voting last month to end Medicare, as we know it, for seniors, today the majority is attacking women's reproductive freedom. For the last…

Mr. Chairman, on behalf of our seniors, I rise in strong opposition to the Republican budget that ends Medicare. The Republican budget ends the Medicare guarantee in 11 short years. In 11 years, reliable care for our seniors will be…

Thank you very much, Mr. Yarmuth, for your leadership in this effort. You know, as a new member on the Budget Committee, we had an interesting week last week. We really just completed a week where we saw the far right of the Republican…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to the majority's spending plan that would cost jobs and threaten our economic recovery. Republicans have held the majority for 11 weeks now, and we have yet to see a jobs plan. Instead of focusing…

Mr. Speaker, California was ground zero of the foreclosure crisis. At one point, 40 percent of all foreclosures nationwide were concentrated in the State of California. Today in California, nearly one in eight homes is in foreclosure. By…