Bruce L. Braley

I am pleased that one of the bills we will be discussing today is H.R. 1911, the 'Protecting Veterans Home Act,' a bill I introduced to help veterans returning from combat who are facing the foreclosure of their homes.

the political reality of the world we work in is if you can bring stakeholders to the table to try to craft a solution before it gets to the legislative process, you are going to have a much better opportunity to get consensus on how you…

This bill will give soldiers enough time to get back on their feet and get their finances in order before being kicked out of their homes.

Well, what Mr. Ross said, and it is in the record, is the NLRB is an arm of the U.S. Congress, which is blatantly false.

the unlimited amount of secret money coming into elections that's the biggest threat to democracy we face today.

the Supreme Court made clear in Citizens United that you can have opportunities to engage in greater forms of political speech, but that transparency is a legitimate and noble purpose that everyone should embrace

taxpayers across the political spectrum have a strong interest in making sure those contracts, regardless of who is in the White House, are not being unduly influenced by political contributions

Are you ready to apologize to the people of Wisconsin for hiring the 27-year-old son of one of your major campaign donors?

Are you willing to go on the record here today and denounce the influence of outside secret money in political campaign ads?

I think it is time that we got some straight answers from the people who are radically reforming State governments.

Was the interim report produced by Exponent Inc., to justify Toyota's position the equivalent of junk science? And how much credibility should it be given by this committee and American consumers?

I urge the Education and Labor Committee to consider including H.R. 2322, the Healthy Food Choices for Kids Act in the upcoming reauthorization of the School Lunch Act.

I believe my legislation would be an excellent opportunity to test the idea of labeling the foods served in schools with nutritional information.

the two men most responsible for our record prices at the pump today are President Bush and Vice President Cheney. They came to the White House from the executive suites of Big Oil, and their energy policies continue to mirror Big Oil's…

I am in strong support of my amendment that will help improve our ability to forecast deadly tornadoes. In the last three weeks, 12 people have lost their lives in Iowa due to tornadoes. On May 25, parts of my district in northeastern Iowa…

today I encourage constituents to ``Buy American.'' Unfortunately, I am unable to speak on the floor today in support of H. Res. 977 because of a developing crisis in Iowa's 1st Congressional District. Massive flooding is leading to…

while the Iraq war has stretched our military thin and our troops continue to struggle with multiple deployments, House Democrats are fighting to improve the lives of soldiers when they return home. Last month we passed a new and improved…

this amendment is a simple, commonsense amendment that requires the President to submit a report to Congress on the long-term costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. On June 28 of this year, Chairman Murtha sent a Dear Colleague letter…

the price of gasoline is now averaging over $3.60 a gallon. House Democrats are working to provide some relief, but we face stiff opposition from the White House and congressional Republicans who have opposed every single energy bill that…

One of the things that we face every year is something called an emergency supplemental, which is a request from the President for billions of dollars of additional funding to fund the ongoing war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now, I would just…

Sure. And I'm just going to pick up where Mr. Hall left off. We both have the pleasure of serving on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee here in Congress. And one of the things that we hear about every day is not just the…

But what we don't talk enough about is what we talked about in repeated hearings in the wake of the Walter Reed fiasco. And I was fortunate enough to be serving on the Government Oversight and Reform Committee, when we had that first…

Well, as our good friend and colleague from Arkansas Marion Berry would say, That dog don't hunt. This is a classic example of what we've seen over and over and over again from procurement decisions that are being made that have an adverse…

Well, I thank my friend for the opportunity, and also the opportunity to spend time with two of my good friends tonight talking about very, very important issues. We've focused primarily on the impact of the war in Iraq and the cost of the…

Today the House considers legislation related to the burdens placed on everyday taxpayers--the Taxpayer Assistance & Simplification Act. This bill includes a number of good provisions, of which I am supportive. However, the bill also…