The successful raid on Osama bin Laden's hideaway 10 days ago came with an important, and somewhat ironic, reminder. This mission was carried out in Pakistan where we are not at war and have no troop presence. Meanwhile, next door in…

I thank the gentleman. Madam Speaker, for the last 18 years as a Member of this body I have listened to Republicans go on and on about keeping government out of the health care system. That and taking away the voice of women actually puts…

My first thought when watching the news last night was about the people who have a hole in their hearts and in their homes because of the senseless brutal violence perpetrated by Osama bin Laden. There was 9/11, of course, but also the…

There is one proposed budget that ends the war in Afghanistan, cuts Cold War-era weapons systems, completely eliminates the deficit within 10 years and aligns the Tax Code with the values of working families. And that's the people's budget…

14 hours from now it appears the doors of the Federal Government will shut. And it will happen for one reason and one reason alone--because of the Republican majority's inflexibility, callousness, and political gamesmanship. For 3 months…

My friends on other side of the aisle released their budget blueprint for 2012 yesterday. Let's leave aside for the moment that they're prepared to shut down the government rather than fund it at acceptable levels for the rest of fiscal…

It was exactly 1 year ago today that an explosion ripped through Upper Big Branch Mine in Montcoal, West Virginia, killing 29 workers. It was the deadliest mine accident in 40 years. But perhaps ``accident'' is the wrong word to…

When is the majority going to try to solve a real problem? The reaction to unemployment is ``so be it.'' The reaction to an immoral Afghanistan policy is a big shrug. But a modest investment in educational, commercial-free programming…

The American people are rapidly losing confidence in the Nation's Afghanistan policy. Public opposition has reached an all-time high. According to the new ABC News/Washington Post poll, nearly two-thirds of Americans, or 64 percent, say…

It has been my honor to introduce and shepherd to the floor H.R. 793, a bill paying tribute to an American hero in my home district. On May 2, 2009, Army Specialist Jake Robert Velloza of Inverness, California, was shot and killed during…

In a speech this past weekend to our religious broadcasters, the Speaker of the House called the Federal debt ``a moral threat'' to our Nation. It's an interesting choice of words from the leader of the House majority, who has been a…

I have to express my absolute bafflement at the debate we've been having all week in this Chamber. My colleagues on the other side of the aisle wax on and on about how we have to restore fiscal discipline and cut all kinds of very…