There is a hole in our gun control laws that is so large that you could drive or fly a space shuttle through it.

In response, no, I've never operated a business on Wall Street, and I'm not really concerned about Wall Street as Wall Street has been getting all of the breaks. This party, the Tea Party Republicans, seem hellbent on shifting everything…

This bill will make it impossible to implement critical new regulations that will place some restraints on the excesses of the business community, and I ask that it be defeated.

Thank you, mister ranking member. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to passage of H.R. 2471. This bill will make it easy for video producers to be able to sell to others information that consumers may feel is private. Now, I, myself…

Today I rise to honor Martina Correia, who passed away recently from breast cancer. Martina was a courageous and inspiring woman who proved what President Obama has often said, ``In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country…

I thank the ranking member. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 1021, the Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2011, sponsored by my good friend Representative Smith of Texas, who is also the chair of the Judiciary…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I rise in opposition to this bill, the Regulatory Accountability Act. Instead of creating jobs, the Tea Party Republicans are assaulting the very regulations that keep us safe and promote fairness to consumers. I'm…

The Census Bureau recently reported that 100 million Americans are on the brink of poverty. Maybe now Tea Partyers here in Congress will realize what millions of people already know, which is that Americans are barely getting by and that…

People in the mortuary business who are trying to determine the cause of death for people. You will have more cleanup workers, workers who are dispatched to clean up toxic sites. You'll create those kinds of jobs. Yet, as for the kind of…

I don't represent him, and he doesn't represent me or the folks that predominate my district. I've got a 99er district.

All the while, Congressman Ellison, pitting Americans against each other, trying to stoke hatred and anger amongst the 99 percenters on any issue they can.

I do believe that you are 100 percent correct on that, and I want to give a shout out to those millionaires who are socially conscious. There are so many people who are afflicted and who are just eaten up with greed, and they already have…