Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to Speaker Boehner's flawed plan to address our urgent need to raise the debt limit and our longer term challenge of reducing our nation's debt. First, the Speaker's plan is a short-term…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of Congresswoman Hanabusa's bill to designate the post office in the neighborhood of Kahala in Honolulu as the Cecil L. Heftel Post Office Building. Cec Heftel, as he was known to everyone in Hawaii, is…

Mr. Chairman, beside me is a picture of the Cuyahoga River in 1952. The river is on fire. The reason for this fire is that the river was heavily contaminated with flammable industrial waste. This water was dangerous to drink, needless to…

Mr. Chair, I rise in support of the Dicks-Fitzpatrick-Thompson-Hanabusa amendment to delete the Extinction Rider that was improperly added to this legislation. This rider, which has no place in an appropriation bill, prevents the Fish and…

Mr. Speaker, on rollcall Nos. 612, 613, and 614, had I been present, I would have voted ``no'' on all three. ____________________

Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to H.R. 1315, the Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2011. Today is the first anniversary of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. It is also the…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 2560, which should be called the Cut, Cap, and Default Act. This is not a serious attempt to deal with our debt or the looming threat that the United States could default on its obligations…

Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. 576, had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.'' Amendment No. 68 Offered by Mr. Royce The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman…

Mr. Chair, I rise today in strong support of the amendment offered by Mr. Markey, of which I am proud to be a cosponsor. Many of us have seen iconic images of the Cuyahoga River burning in the 1950s. Sadly, this was not an isolated…

Madam Speaker, we can all agree that we need to bring down our deficit, but we disagree on how to do it. Republicans in Congress say that the only way to do this is to gut the services that American families rely on. Their priority is to…

Mr. Speaker, engaging our armed forces is not a vote I take lightly. Like many, I was reluctant to enter our nation into another conflict. But the situation in Libya is different. This is a nation where the people were giving their lives…