I thank the gentleman from Minnesota, my junior in the House. When I say that, I mean we're both juniors, having served now in our third terms. We will be officially recognized, I guess if we're fortunate to make it back for the 113th…

It certainly will not create any jobs. There is a false perception that has been bought into wholesale, unanimously, by my Tea Party-Grover Norquist Republican friends, and that is that deregulation somehow creates jobs. Now, I know what…

Thank you. Many Americans watched in horror as the drama unfolded on the I-35 bridge, the aftermath of crashing into the waves of water below and taking out a multitude of cars and taking lives and causing people to be injured, and also…

Today I rise in great sadness to recognize fallen Doraville police detective, Corporal Robert ``Shane'' Wilson, a citizen of great distinction in my district, who gave his life on behalf of the people who live there. Responding to a home…

I rise in strong opposition to H.J. Res. 2. It represents an attack on the middle class and the most vulnerable in our society by the Grover Norquist Tea Party Republicans. You see, there is no fiscal emergency, but the fiscal crisis has…

Our right to vote is under attack. Photo ID laws on the books in nearly a dozen States, including in my home State of Georgia and pending in 35, are most troubling. Proponents say State-issued photo ID laws prevent voter fraud, but…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I agree wholeheartedly with my colleague from Texas, Chairman Smith. This legislation does, in fact, insert the Federal Government into State licensing of firearms, and it does it in a big way. It actually…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 6, line 14, after the period insert the following: ``Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for yielding me this time. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of Congressman Woodall's amendment. I would point out that currently States have the ability to enter into reciprocity agreements with other States. This…

Ladies and gentlemen, nothing is more fundamental in our democracy than the right to vote. Unfortunately, our right to vote is under attack. According to a new report by the Brennan Center for Justice, voter suppression laws in States…

I thank my colleague, Congresswoman Fudge, for organizing this Special Order, and also my Whip, Steny Hoyer, for being intimately involved in this. The right to vote is a fundamental right. And this right is under attack. It's the Tea…

I recently introduced the Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act, which will help level the playing field for small businesses and ensure that publicly traded companies no longer masquerade and then receive contracts meant for small…