Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks in strong opposition to this farm bill rule and underlying bill because it cruelly takes food away from poor children, the elderly, and the disabled. The SPEAKER pro…

My, my, my, Mr. Speaker. Jade Andrushka is a Palm Beach State College student with big dreams and a small bank account. Her mother is a hospice social worker, has solely supported Jade while paying back her own student loans for over 20…

I think it cannot be said more that the war in Iraq was the wrong war at the wrong time.

Mr. Speaker, I am so pleased today to recognize a remarkable high school student who was recently named the ``Young Entrepreneur of the Year'' by the National Federation of Independent Business. At age 14, Shea Gouldd made a cheesecake…

Mr. Speaker, my, my, my; talk about pain. There's lots of pain in our country--mothers and fathers are out of work, losing homes, bills piling up--but here we go again: another day in Congress being squandered as we fight once more about…

I am the mother of a United States marine war veteran, and I remember well the pride my son felt when he put on his uniform. My constituent, Elisha Morrow, felt the same pride when at age 22 she joined the United States Coast Guard. She…

Mr. Speaker, I want to join many of my colleagues who came to the floor yesterday to recognize that this coming Monday, June 10, is the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act being signed into law. With that said, even after 50 years, we're…

We have been waiting, for example, for a Chief's Report in Port Everglades for more than a dozen years.

I think Congress should take the responsibility, and therefore, streamline this process and fund it where it is appropriate.

I agree with both of your statements, and I am glad that we are stepping up to the plate to take responsibility.

Madam Chair, Jeff Calaicovo is a military veteran living with his loving wife in Ft. Lauderdale. He is an American hero who received two Purple Hearts for his courage and service during the Vietnam War. Jeff fought for, and suffered for…