Yes, sir? That I would act upon an investment.

I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his kind words and his great leadership on all of the issues that are important to America's working families. Mr. Speaker, I came to the floor to talk about the balanced budget constitutional…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I am pleased to join my colleague, Congresswoman Corrine Brown, who's been relentless in calling for this day. And to our colleague from Missouri (Mr. Clay), thank you for your leadership on all of this…

I thank the gentleman for yielding and for giving me this opportunity. As a mother of five children, when I brought my baby, my youngest baby, number five home from the hospital, that week my oldest baby was turning 6 years old. The birth…

The law would create 400,000 jobs almost immediately.

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank him for his great leadership on protecting American workers while promoting the global economy which we are proudly a part of. Mr. Speaker, I rise today, as we consider the Colombia free…

During rollcall 765, I, along with Mr. Hoyer, Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Smith, and other Members, was present at the decommissioning ceremony of Commander Mark Kelly, who was there with his wife, our colleague…

On rollcall No. 767 I was detained at an official event. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.'' personal explanation

On rollcall No. 766 I was detained at an official event. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.'' Amendment No. 6 Offered by Mr. Rush The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on the amendment…

extending unemployment benefits is one of the biggest stimuluses [sic] to our economy. . . . It creates jobs faster than almost any other initiative that you can name.

The gentleman has all the time. For some reason the Republicans are not showing their faces on the floor on this amendment. He has plenty of time on this bill, plenty of time to speak. If he didn't, I'd be more than happy to yield to him…

I thank the gentlelady for yielding, and I commend her for her enormous leadership, patience, and great intellect that she brings to bear on these issues. Mr. Speaker, listening to the debate, it's really almost hard to explain to someone…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I congratulate him on his tremendous leadership as the ranking member on the Appropriations Committee. When he was speaking today, I was thinking back to when I was a relatively new Member of…

I thank the gentleman for yielding and commend him for his tremendous leadership on behalf of America's workers. Thank you, Mr. Andrews, for your leadership. Mr. Speaker, across the country, Americans of every political party and every…

The Republicans' refusal to respond to the president's proposal on jobs is not only disrespectful to him, but to the American people.

The American people's top priority is the creation of jobs.

That is a priority for us. But let me say it is more than a priority, it is a value. It's an ethic for the American people.

The American people's top priority is the creation of jobs.

I too want to join our colleagues in recognizing the contribution of the pages to the conduct of the House of Representatives. I thank them, and they have, as Mr. Kildee said and others have mentioned, borne witness to many important…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. And every chance I get, I want to salute him for his tremendous leadership as the top Democrat on the Budget Committee, for the work he did with Mr. Clyburn in the bipartisan talks, as they strove to…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I applaud him for his superb leadership of this bill today. I recognize the great leadership of Mr. Van Hollen as the ranking member on the Budget Committee and he and Mr. Clyburn representing the values…

I will not yield to you. It is very, very important that we all take a deep breath. We have important work to do, an important decision to make. Senator Reid has given us a direction to go. No cuts in benefits for Medicare, Medicaid, and…

I thank the gentlelady for yielding and commend her and her colleagues on the Rules Committee for their important work in bringing legislation to the floor. Madam Speaker, the clock is ticking. The clock is ticking on the need for us to…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I commend him for his tremendous leadership. We couldn't be prouder of the way he has represented the values of the American people, both as the ranking member of the Budget Committee and also at the…

For a brighter and more prosperous future, we must invest in a green infrastructure, a green economy, and green schools to create a workforce of good-paying green collar American jobs.