I strongly urge this committee to follow the president's lead and invest in America.

Mr. Speaker, this is supposed to be the people's House, but for 428 days of Republican leadership, the American people have been stuck on the outside looking in. House Tea Party Republicans have locked millions of Americans out of this…

I urge this committee to make LIHEAP a priority in its budget.

I sincerely believe that the president's budget proposal is a balanced approach that includes short term incentives to spur immediate job growth, and includes long term deficit reduction.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I support H.R. 347, as amended by the Senate, which will assist the Secret Service in performing its protective duties. The bill before us today will help the Secret Service carry out…

Madam Speaker, I rise to ask my colleagues to support a tax cut to help entrepreneurs start businesses. Today, I'm introducing the Help Entrepreneurs Create American Jobs Act to permanently double the deduction for start-up expenses…

I would suggest, however, that we have a hearing to examine the unprecedented obstruction of the Senate republicans of the confirmation process, and how it is hurting our economic recovery, our efforts at law enforcement, and also the…

Senate republicans have not been shy about their goal, which is to defeat President Obama, make him a one-term President.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today with my Democratic colleagues ready to work for all Americans. Unfortunately, this no-show Tea Party Republican Congress, which worked only 6 days during the entire month of January, is once again refusing to do…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask this Tea Party Republican majority to do something to create jobs. Last week, the President presented a positive plan to create jobs, but all the American people hear from the Tea Party Republican Party is…

Indeed, for the Koch brothers, things go better with the Keystone pipeline.