Today is a very sad day for us for more than one reason. One reason is, though, the matter that is before us. I had hoped, frankly, that this day would never have come, that the respectful negotiations that should take place between…

Madam Speaker, you know that the House, not only the House, the Congress, the country, has lost one of its most talented leaders, and the world, indeed the world, has lost one of its greatest champions for human rights with the passing of…

All year we have been talking about the subject of how we make America healthier, how we bring many more children who are eligible to be enrolled in the State Children's Health Insurance Program. We've had the debates. We've had the…

This is the approach that we are taking. Help for middle class, assistance to business for job creation and helping those who are concerned about the subprime crisis the mortgage crisis in our country.

This is the approach that we are taking, help the middle class, assistance to business for job creation, and helping those who are concerned about the subprime crisis, the mortgage crisis in our country.

To spark economic growth is absolutely essential.

Today the American people voted for change, and that is exactly what we intend to do.

Today, the American people voted for change and that is exactly what we intend to do.

I want to know why the public wasn't told sooner that more than 50,000 gallons of oil had leaked from a damaged ship after it hit the Bay Bridge in heavy fog last week.

And if you asked me in a phone call, as ardent a Democrat as I am, I would disagree with Congress, as well.

The unfinished business is the vote on the motion from the gentleman from Massachusetts, Mr. Frank, to suspend the rules and...

Is it too much to expect the government to live up to its responsibility to protect our children? We have a consumer protection agency to do that. We stand here today because we do not believe that it is too much for America's parents to…

That doesn't mean we don't continue with our work of the government.

The campaign is over. Democrats are ready to lead.

First, we said we were going to make America safer by passing the 9/11 Commission recommendations.

If I just might direct the record to another place, why don't we just leave this room today, forgetting the word 'earmark.' This is legislatively directed spending, as opposed to executive spending.

Democrats promise to do better and to come clean and cut spending.

If I just might direct the record to another place, why don't we just leave this room today forgetting the word earmark? This is legislatively directed spending as opposed to executive spending.

We have raised the minimum wage for millions of hardworking Americans.

The speaker was unaware there was no Republican on Barney Frank's trip to Brussels and London. The speaker does not approve most trips.

The meeting was disappointing.

We're trying to turn around six years of no oversight and no acting on behalf of America's consumers.

But make no mistake, Democrats are committed to ending this war and we hope to do so in unison with the president of the United States.

The war in Iraq has made matters worse in the war on terrorism. Now into the fifth year of a failed policy, this administration should get a clue. It's not working.

Whatever our difference is, we owe it to the American people to find our common ground. Of course, we must stand our ground if we can't find it, but we must strive to find that common ground.