The voters spoke, and the legislature spoke against the voters. And you tell them I said so.

If it had not been for Section 5, G.K. Butterfield and Marcia Fudge and I would not be sitting here in the United States Congress.

Somewhere along the line we have to, through multilateralism, find green enough pastures for all of these children to land in safe spaces.

how OSCE countries address migration is becoming key to the preservation of democracy, people, and unity.

Corruption is--unfortunately, it's a plague that is present in the society.

I intend, as chairperson, to build and maintain active U.S. engagement in the OSCE, based on principled foreign policy.

Let's judge our partners and friends, not by number of laws they have adopted but by the effectiveness with which they are implementing these laws.

How do you plan to use your chairmanship to advance the goals of this declaration?

I intend as chairperson to build and maintain active U.S. engagement in the OSCE based on principled foreign policy.

But what we need to do is to demonstrate to the Ukrainian people that the international community is with them.

I do think that its disadvantages outweigh its advantages, and that it ultimately will not work with a budget as complex and as fraught with partisanship as ours.

The goal is to restore the ecosystem, which will also ensure that people have clean water and flood protection.

I feel they have a moral obligation to undertake to do better.

This just further aggravates the situation faced by veteran families that are living on a pension.

for over a decade the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) saved millions of America's low-income families from suffering the consequences of living without healthcare insurance, and exemplified our nation's commitment to…

when I hear my good friend from Texas speak of regular order on this particular measure, it would presume, among other things, I guess, that no one in this body knows that there is a significant number of children who are uninsured and…

House Resolution 1298 provides for consideration of H.R. 2176, a bill which provides for, and approves, the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community. In lieu of the substitute reported by the Committee on Natural…

I am forever amazed, Mr. Speaker, at my colleagues' way of going about trying to assert something into measures that we are dealing with, that, when all is said and done, don't have anything to do with the measure that we're dealing with…

I would urge my friend from Washington--I understand his passion and the need to stay on message about gas prices, but we're here talking about House Resolution 1298, which is the Bay Hills Indian Community, the land settlement matter with…

I think my good friend knows and doubtless has heard me talk about my opposition to oil drilling in ANWR. What I would say in response to my friend, if we started drilling in ANWR today, it would be 10 years before a drop of oil would…

Mr. Speaker, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act is a commonsense and fiscally responsible authorization plan for NASA that will strengthen our ability to improve our Nation's economy, communities and…

Madam Speaker, this is a good rule for a great bill. And I was getting very confused as I heard my colleagues talking. The bill is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008. This measure has received…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in vigorous support of this rule. I would like to thank Chairman Peterson, Chairwoman DeLauro, Chairman Rangel, and Mr. Goodlatte, who I feel have crafted a sound bipartisan compromise bill for all of us to…

Yes, but that wasn't a privilege lost, that was just an airline not working. Reclaiming my time, I wanted my friend to have an opportunity to say those things that he did. And notwithstanding his admonition, I can assure him that when he…

Mr. Speaker, the American public has a vested interest in protecting our Nation's lands from the destructive uses that would ruin their natural beauty. In my home State of Florida, the protection and preservation of the magnificent…