I thank you for your service. Mr. Speaker, we have a number of people coming shortly, but first I'd like to say some words about the dean of our California delegation, Jerry Lewis. Jerry was first elected in 1978 to the United States House…

I thank the Chairman. My friend's--and he is my friend, Mr. Moran--amendment is certainly misguided and costly and a step backwards. Let's talk about the facts. The House composting program in the last Congress increased our operating…

Since defense was brought up, I'm happy to defend our national defense. I rise in strong support of the FY 13 Republican budget. It's a responsible budget that recognizes that we cannot continue on our current fiscal trajectory. It also…

The choice is clear. We can either continue to bury our collective heads in the sand, as the President's budget does, or we can be honest with the American people and make the hard choices now that will ensure America continues to be the…

I appreciate the gentleman's shared desire to reduce spending, however, I must oppose this amendment. As the minority pointed out, to meet the 2012 302(b) allocation, we cut the Energy Star program by $27.5 million, funding for the Energy…

I do this extremely reluctantly because I am very supportive of the DERA program, but I can't support the offset. The DERA program, as the gentlelady is aware, was not in the administration's mark, and in this underlying bill, we provide…

Reclaiming my time, the program has already taken a substantial hit, a $20 million hit, as a matter of fact. Almost every other program in our bill has taken substantial hits. We're serious about reducing spending. If we had the additional…

Before I came here to Congress, I was in the restaurant business. We had to please the customers that we served. We certainly couldn't give them an inferior product. Only in Washington, D.C., would we spend more and get less. The gentleman…

I certainly rise in strong support of this fiscal year 2012 Defense appropriation bill. I want to particularly thank Chairman Young and Ranking Member Dicks and their staffs for a fantastic job. Thank you very much for your hard work and a…

I want to thank my good friend, Elton Gallegly, from Simi Valley, California, where, of course, our library for Ronald Reagan is located. We're very proud of it. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor and pay tribute to the 100th birthday of…

Last Saturday, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and many others were victims of a brutal and brazen attack as they participated in a Congress on Your Corner event. Six people were killed and many more were injured. Like many of my…

I stand in strong support of House Resolution 1219, a bipartisan resolution which expresses the sense of the U.S. House of Representatives that National Child Awareness Month should be established in the month of September. September is…