I missed a vote earlier today because I was inadvertently detained. If I had been here, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 213. Stated against:

Can't you see why Congress is angry over the way you are spending money?

Spending taxpayers' money on programs called 'Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll, and Wildlife' is outrageous.

The problem is this, you came to a conclusion without them being involved in the process in the first place.

So, you were under the gun and you rushed to judgment on this issue?

We have a unique opportunity today to begin the long process of addressing the hidden tax of burdensome regulations. These are the regulations that choke small businesses, hinder U.S. manufacturers, and obstruct job creation. Last year…

It is very simple. Whoever came up with the great idea to allow people who couldn't make the first mortgage payment to buy a house made the mistake.

And rise in support of H. Con. Res. 327, a bipartisan measure recognizing the efforts of the USA Bid Committee to bring the World Cup to the United States. On December 2, the Executive Committee of the International Federation of Football…

I stand in strong support of this resolution, which recognizes the architectural genius of a man who was born over 500 years ago and continues to inspire the work of architects today. Andrea Palladio was born into a family of modest means…

Today, I rise in strong opposition to the recent sham election that took place in Burma on November 7. As the sponsor of this important resolution, I want to lend a public voice for many people yearning to see democracy take real root in…

I speak in favor of the Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act, H.R. 2378. This day has been long in coming. In 2003, I was one of the first Members of Congress to introduce legislation to stop currency undervaluation, especially by China…

This day has been long in coming. In 2003, I was one of the first Members of Congress to introduce legislation on this topic to stop this anti-free market practice of foreign governments of deliberately undermining the value of their own…

Today we have a unique opportunity to lend a hand to American manufacturers. I'm proud to join my good friend and colleague from Illinois (Mr. Lipinski) in being an original cosponsor of this legislation. And, in fact, when I chaired the…

We on the Financial Services Committee have spent nearly 2 years holding hearings to determine the appropriate course of action for financial reform. In September, the committee began marking up legislation to try to address failures in…

As the senior Republican on the Asia Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and as the co-chair of the Friends of Thailand Caucus, I rise in favor of H. Res. 1321, which expresses support for resolving the political situation…

As the senior Republican on the Asia Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, I rise in support of recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Korean War and reaffirming the U.S.-Korea alliance. During this time of anxiety on the…

You can't tell the people in Rockford, Illinois, whose unemployment is at 20 percent that all these stimulus bills are working. In fact, even before the President was sworn in, because he mentioned a carbon tax, near the city of East…

We just passed the health care bill, the cap-and-trade. Every time we pass these bills, the people in the congressional district that I represent lose more jobs. We don't need help from Congress. We need Congress to leave the people alone.

The President's $1 trillion health care bill is a job-killing disaster that will slap Americans with massive tax increases and Medicare cuts immediately while delaying the bulk of the health care benefits until 2014. This is not health…

Well, yeah. I mean, the radiology machine that was used to kill the cancer cells around that particular level that was in her back that had the cancer. And, yet, by increasing the cost of lifesaving devices, has it ever occurred to people…

It is. And there's another aspect to tax on the medical devices. I was talking to a small businessman who runs a manufacturing facility, and he showed me the medical device that he makes. It's a marvelously crafted piece of aluminum that…

Well, they may have to pay the tax on the import, but no one knows. If we just throw the tax out and say, well, the tax may apply, even if the tax applies, I say to my good friend from Missouri, the supplier will look at that and say, or…

We are engaged in what is called an historic debate over the issue of health care reform, and there are a couple of issues that need to be addressed. The area that I represent in northern Illinois, the biggest city is at 19.7 percent…

If the purpose of any health care bill is to bring down the cost of health care, that is, to break the curve, so instead of health care costs going up, they'll at least be stable, if not retreat, then it really defies logic as to why the…

And in Illinois, which is already bankrupt. Illinois is the State where five of the past eight Governors have been indicted. It's a great State. They have a lot of ethical problems, you might say. The State's broken. Public employees have…