It is one thing to say you don't like the rules; it is another thing to write the rules and then criticize people for following the rules.

If you want to be reminded of what an American hero is today, you don't have to search far within the ranks of our military to find one. Today, I'd like to share the story of a couple of such heroes--in fact, a family of them. Army…

We should not be afraid of deadlines. In fact, they are action-forcing events.

No, I was not born when Ronald Reagan became President, but what a tribute to President Ronald Reagan this is. Rarely in Congress do we run out of time when we're talking about an issue, but Democrat-Republican time has expired. I had…

I challenge you when you suggest that this association or that association or this group or that group supports it. When I go home every weekend, I run into doctor after doctor after doctor who tells me this is going to be bad for their…

Earlier this month I read articles about President Obama's reelection campaign plans on raising upwards of three-quarters of a billion dollars. There is no system of public financing for our Presidential elections that can accommodate…

I want to make clear that my support is not perfunctory support for someone who is simply from my district.

I couldn't agree with the President any more. So that is really what today is about. We bring forward House Resolution 5679, which is really quite simple. It says we don't need to tell the American people with propaganda signs that we're…

This bill really is not about health insurance reform. If you watched the President's televised health care forum, you heard them say it time and time again: this is about entitlement expansion. And that is really where the real debate…

In the most transparent and open government in United States history, shouldn't the American people know what we know?

I think there's something that almost everyone that I represent in my district abhors, and that is the notion that the power of a good idea is not allowed the form of debate in this body and is not allowed a straight up-or-down vote for…

We rise today to honor a great woman, a great leader, and, really, an icon in our country and around the world for what the power of one person, working with hundreds and thousands of others, but really one person's vision, tenacity, and…

The changes this Committee is making here today will go a long way to ensuring that the SBIR program is continued to be used as a resource which helps small businesses bring their new and novel ideas to commercialization while also…

I want to commend you and your Department and the Administration, as we look at spending a record amount of money on infrastructure, that we not just create new infrastructure, but in some cases smarter infrastructure, allowing people to…

I would submit to you that there is no value that can be placed on good government or having the will of the people in terms of who they wish to represent them here in the United States Senate.

I had the privilege yesterday of traveling with the President to my hometown of Peoria, Illinois, to visit a company that has made the news recently, Caterpillar Corporation. And during that speech, the President had me stand up in front…

Everett Dirksen once said, a billion here, a billion there. Unfortunately, ladies and gentlemen, we're now a trillion here, a trillion there. We cannot afford to get this wrong. It is too important to get it wrong. My district also had a…

I find it offensive that some believe that we, as duly elected Members, cannot weigh in on where these Federal dollars go.

I want to express my extreme displeasure with the impending stimulus bill, for a number of reasons.

I think we are completely lacking in terms of spending for infrastructure.

If I, as a Member, am going to have to vote on one of the largest spending increases in our country's history, then I believe we ought to be able to weigh in on where that money is spent.

I believe this amendment represents a small but important step which will serve the good of the American people. My amendment is very simple. It establishes a user-friendly Web site where the American people can quickly and accurately see…

Thank you, Mr. Frank. My hope is that, through this amendment, we can establish something similar to or what can become a part of what our President-elect has established under the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of…