I thank the gentleman for yielding. Wake up and listen to the sirens, the sirens of the election that were about the deficit in America, and you want to add $1 trillion to that deficit. Wake up and listen to the sirens of the people who…

Since I became a Member of Congress, I have always been unwavering in my commitment to repeal the discriminatory Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy. At a time when our military is already stretched to the breaking point and standards are being…

Thank you very much for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this bill but with real dismay. First, it is ludicrous that Congress continues to pass the SGR instead of to fix it once and for all. This bill, though necessary, doesn't…

I am very proud to rise before you as a former Peace Corps volunteer, both the Speaker and myself, who know something about living in another country. Look, we are in the Chamber of the House of Representatives. We have been here every…

I would like to, first of all, praise the grandmother leadership of Speaker Pelosi and the leader of the committee, George Miller. There are no two legislators in the history of the United States Congress who have done more for children…

I rise on behalf of my colleagues in Congress who are return Peace Corps volunteers--Congressman Petri, Congressman Honda, Congressman Driehaus, and Congressman Garamendi. Fifty years ago this October in a predawn address…

Thank you, Chairman Rahall, for yielding. Mother Earth, wake up. Today's the day that Congress is going to show some leadership. Leadership is about getting results. And last week, the President of the United States enacted, by Executive…

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. To our current acting ranking member, Mr. Crenshaw, thank you very much for giving me this moment to speak on this very important bill. Madam Chair, yesterday, the House of Representatives had a very…

10 years ago, the United States Congress enacted legislation to create an Oceans Commission to look at how we can prevent the oceans from dying. Yesterday, the President of the United States enacted, by Executive order, the first national…

Thank you, Congressman Garamendi. It was such a pleasure serving with you in the California legislature when we adopted a lot of legislation dealing with handling oil. Tonight I would like to share with you essentially a tale of two…

I'm a proud lifelong member of the NAACP, and today I join my colleagues in celebrating its 101st anniversary. The Monterey County Branch of the NAACP was created in 1932. Our chapter now ranks as one of the largest per capita branches in…

I appreciate the support for this bill on both sides of the aisle. I would just like to address that although the resolved clause is very simple, it recognizes for the first time that Congress recognizes for the first time that we ought to…