Victor Fazio: “I wonder why the gentleman is concerned about a recorded vote on something everyone has just agreed to.”

this vote is not just about bridges and highways. We are all for them. It is a vote about priorities, a vote about fiscal discipline and a promise we made to America just last year. Unfortunately, as the majority leader put it the other…

sometimes these bills are known for what they do and sometimes for what they do not do. I think that most of us today are pleased that we are beginning to attend to the problems created by the disasters that have befallen this country over…

today my colleagues and I have the opportunity to increase access to higher education for all Americans by supporting H.R. 6. However, a proposed amendment by Congressman Riggs promises to have the opposite effect by eliminating…

In addition, if I could ask of the leader, the Speaker has promised a vote on campaign finance reform by the end of March. I note that we have what appear to be four individual bills; I do not know the content of all of them. But is this…