Reserving the right to object, I rise in support of this resolution that celebrates the life of Beau Biden, the son of our Vice President, my State's former attorney general, and my good friend. This past weekend, Beau Biden left this…

Federal policymakers respond in a big, bold way in order to, frankly, cover themselves politically.

I think Mr. Duffy suggested he agrees with this in his questioning, as well--immediately, because you would be imposing that burden on borrowers who would have to absorb that higher rate.

As part of a comprehensive solution, we will require that Iran dismantle a significant portion of its nuclear infrastructure related to uranium enrichment.

Amendment V: ``No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual…

If you drive down Interstate 95 in my home State of Delaware right now, you will see license plates from up and down the Northeast corridor that are crawling at a snail's pace. As a result of structural damage, a bridge that carries 90,000…

I thank the gentleman and look forward to working more with the committee on this issue. I yield back the balance of my time.

In lieu of offering my amendment at the desk, I rise to engage in a colloquy with the chairman. Madam Chairman, I rise to discuss with you the importance of our Nation's fisheries and, in particular, the survey of horseshoe crab…

So if we don't pass this legislation today, people who have expatriate plans and the companies that offer them will continue to do so. The question is whether they will do so here in the United States and keeping those workers here or…

Last week, when I was back home in my district in Delaware getting a workout at the YMCA in my hometown of Wilmington, a man came up to me as I was on the exercise bike and said: Excuse me, do you mind if I interrupt? I said: Of course…

I want to thank the gentleman for yielding, and thank him for his hard work on this very serious issue that affects both our States, Delaware and California. Madam Speaker, in a State of 900,000 people, losing 500 jobs is a serious blow…

I thank the gentleman for the additional time. Teddy Roosevelt, a Republican President, a great outdoorsman, and a lover of nature, said this about the importance of protecting our national treasures. He said: It is not what we have that…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I want to join my colleagues in opposition to H.R. 1459. This bill will clearly undermine the Antiquities Act, one of our country's most important environmental and historic preservation tools, and one…

It is not easy, particularly when you get people in the room who have different perspectives on taxing, on spending.

I am fairly new to the body. I was elected in 2010, one of the few Democrats.

We don't have to do that at all here, in terms of making those difficult decisions.

One of the things that struck me over the last couple of years, Ms. Rivlin, is your co-chair, former Senator Domenici, who said that it is really all about health care.

We talk about that all the time, by the way, pay for performance and all that. It is hard to do.

Iran will be required, under a comprehensive solution . . . to dismantle significant portions of its nuclear infrastructure.

part of President Obama's commitment to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, by raising the cost of Iran's defiance of the international community.

the capital gains rate is, in effect, 23.8 percent, not quite as bad as 15 percent

I think that is part of the problem. In some ways, it is a political problem.

I want to second the comments of my colleague from Connecticut, Mr. Himes, and thank you for having these hearings.

we ought to disallow any deduction for payment for the use of intellectual property

we ought to tax 50 percent of its worldwide income