I am very concerned here that this is an attack on a program that, let us face it, when you invest in various innovative and novel technologies that we need to do, it is not true, Mr. Silver, that there is some inherent risk associated…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise also to support the effort of my colleague Mr. Garamendi to require that materials made in America be used to construct and renovate the charter schools that we're talking about in this…

There is absolutely no excuse for this reckless, unpatriotic behavior on the part of the Republicans. The looming default crisis could be resolved in 5 minutes by simply raising the debt ceiling, as was done 7 times under Bush and 18 times…

I thank the gentleman for yielding to me. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 440, a bill to provide for the establishment of a special envoy to promote religious freedom of religious minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia…

It's been 29 weeks since Republicans took control of the House, and yet they have failed to bring a single jobs bill to the floor. In fact, I just learned that their proposals are estimated to cost another 2 million lost jobs. Instead…

On rollcall No. 637, had I been present, I would have voted ``nay.'' ____________________

While our Nation stumbles toward a potential default, the Republican Party is wasting our time with consideration of a bill that will not move through the Senate and which the President has already threatened to veto. But even though this…

Last year, John Carlson, a hedge fund manager, made about $5 billion and paid taxes at a lower rate than most Americans. Right now, the 400 richest Americans in our country control as much wealth as 150 million other Americans. We have a…

The Republican bill cuts, caps, and balances all right; cuts Medicare, caps Medicaid, and balances the budget on the backs of our seniors, people with disabilities, and the middle class. When Willy Sutton was asked why do you rob banks, he…

This Republican bill cuts, caps, and balances all right--cuts Medicare, caps Medicaid, balances the budget on the backs of seniors. And Republicans like to say that the public supports a balanced budget amendment. But when you ask them if…

I have serious concerns about tracking practices, especially the undisclosed data gathering of user behavior.

I am also a cosponsor of Congressman Markey's Do Not Track Kids Act, which would offer enhanced protections against the tracking of children and teens.