I thank the gentleman from Virginia. An amendment to the United States Constitution should never be taken lightly. It is a sacred and profound document. Well, 15 years ago when Mr. Goodlatte and I and a number of others first came to town…

I thank Chairman Rogers for the time. I've enjoyed working with him and Ranking Member Dicks, and also the ranking member of our Subcommittee on Agriculture, FDA, and Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the gentleman from California, Mr…

I think there are three things that we need to do in America in order to increase jobs and economic growth. Number one, we've got to drill our own oil. If you drive a car or if you use goods and services that come to you by a vehicle using…

Last year the brains over at the EPA, in all their wisdom, came out with the conclusion that since milk comes from animal fat and fat has oil in it, therefore milk is a hazardous substance. And so if a dairy farmer has a spill in a milk…

These cuts are real. They are measurable. This is what the American people need to know, something that is accountable. This puts in place a 10-year budget. The United States Senate, under Harry Reid's leadership, has not had a budget in 3…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, Americans have had to tighten their belts. All around the country, American families have had to decide what is important to them and to divide their needs from their wants. Washington…

How can he say to the seniors of America, I might not be able to pay you your Social Security, and then not offer a plan? Well, God bless the Speaker, and God bless the people who have, in good faith, engaged in this discussion and offered…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I must begin, Mr. Speaker, by asking, do you have the President's plan? Or perhaps, do any of the Democrats over there have the President's plan? I keep hearing that this plan is not a good one; it's not…

Our guest chaplain today is Mr. Rick Postell from Brunswick, Georgia. Rick is a native of Gastonia, North Carolina, and received his BS in business management from Troy State University and later a master's degree in theology from Beacon…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. After a 3-year spending spree in which the President drove up the national debt 56 percent, he has the nerve to tell the American people to eat their peas. After he has been on this supersize-me diet, he…

This is the plan: cut, cap, and balance. And this is the President's plan: speeches. That's all we're getting, no legislation whatsoever. I'll be glad to yield to my friend from Maryland. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman…

I thank the gentleman from New Jersey for yielding. During his 8 years as President, President Bush increased the national debt $3 trillion. We spent too much money. But not to be outdone, in a 3-year period of time, President Obama has…