I voted for a bill that put a $100 million cap on this thing.

We have got to stand up at some point and say, we're not going to pay slavery reparations in the United States Congress. That war's been fought. That was over a century ago. That debt was paid for in blood, and it was paid for in the blood…

Well, I've sat on the judiciary committee for eight years. I sat through slavery reparation hearings that were held by Chairman John Conyers and, of course, through the hearings here on the Pigford farms claims.

We've got to stand up at some point and say, we're not going to pay slavery reparations in the United States congress. That war's been fought. That was over a century ago. That debt was paid for in blood and it was paid for in the blood of…

Figure this out, Madam Speaker, we have a very, very urban Senator Barack Obama, who has decided he's going to run for president and what does he do? He introduces legislation to create a whole new Pigford claim.

We had to go look this up and try to figure out anybody could hypervigilant over calling the president a very urban, actually, a very, very urban president.

Well, I have sat on the Judiciary Committee for eight years. I sat through slavery reparation hearings that were held by Chairman John Conyers, and, of course, through the hearings here on the Pigford farms claims.

This is a critical national security issue. And I'm so grateful that we have individuals here in this Congress, as intended by our Founding Fathers, that focus on a variety of issues that could clearly see and be focused on the…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this bill. It is, I think, something that even though it's been vetted fairly well, on those that are paying attention it hasn't been vetted very well by this Congress. And, from my standpoint, I am one…

It's my privilege to be recognized to address you here on the floor of the United States House of Representatives and to take up the issues that are on my mind and the issues that I hope are on the minds of the American people, the minds…

I happened to have clicked on YouTube on the Internet, I did a little search today because I wanted to see what I could find on Timothy Pigford, who is the lead plaintiff in Pigford Farms v. the USDA. It is a video of Timothy Pigford…

I believe that there is a misunderstanding on the part of the American people of the magnitude of the border problem that we have. I make a number of trips down to that border. I think it's my obligation to do that. I have served on the…

We are a grateful Nation, and I know that we will have a lot to be thankful for in the King household, as does America have a lot to be thankful for.

I rise to honor an American hero, Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta. He is of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team from Hiawatha, Iowa. He will be presented with the Medal on November 16, tomorrow, at the White House by the President for…

I came down here to the floor out of support for Guam, half a day, where America's day begins. And the first cup of coffee in America is there on Guam. So I have a special place in my heart for Guam, and I support the educational…

I want to go back and cap off the estate tax argument and one of the other ways it applies. You said land rich and cash poor, and that happens all across this country. And some of that land is poor. When people say they are land rich…

The expiration of these Bush tax cuts has been marching towards us for a long time. We know, when we get into the silly season of politics, any decisions that are made in Congress are made to send a message to the voters and not…

I appreciate the privilege to be recognized to address you here on the floor of the United States House of Representatives, this formally most deliberative body that has such a long and deep tradition that goes back two centuries and a…

Reclaiming my time just to pose a question to the gentleman from Texas, if you are suggesting that the people who are in the majority in this Congress know that there will be a punishment that will hurt businesses, and that would be why…

It is a privilege and honor to have the opportunity to address you here on the floor of the United States House of Representatives and to do so on such a significant day. This is a day of events, I believe, that will be marked for a long…

I thank the gentlemen from Georgia and from California for coming in to weigh in on this. We are here at a time when we have got to reestablish the rule of law, and we have got to shut off the bleeding at the border, and we have got to…

Why would you hire the person who had sued you and received the highest settlement to then go to work for you? That seems odd to me, more than odd, and I think we should take a look at it.

On rollcall No. 473, had I voted I would have voted ``no'' on the bill that opposes the mission of our troops and our foreign policy.

I appreciate being recognized to address you here on the floor of the House of Representatives. It is always an honor and one of the reasons I try to come down here often and convey the values that emanate from the Midwest; and hopefully…

And Mr. Speaker, I call upon the American people to use that great gift of reason and think this through. First I just go backwards. The gentleman from Florida alleges, Mr. Speaker, that Republicans have blocked the unemployment extension…