I agree with you. And families like Jessica's can't afford to wait any longer. They want help. They are not looking for something to be given to them. They are just looking for opportunity. They are looking for hope, and that is the…

Thank you so much. I want to thank my good friend from Georgia for hosting this hour. It is so important to talk about what really matters to people--our constituents, hardworking families--who are just trying to make it through, to get…

Our national labs, like Fermilab and Argonne, have been primary drivers of American innovation since the Manhattan Project, but many of their most important discoveries have been made in the past decade. Research produced there has…

I have no further requests for time either, so I yield back the balance of my time.

I want to thank Chairman Goodlatte, and I also want to thank Judge Poe for your important work and so many others for coming together here. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, H.R. 3530…

In recognition of Armed Forces Day and Memorial Day this month, we offer our deepest gratitude to those who have selflessly dedicated their lives protecting our freedom. In particular, I want to remember Second Lieutenant Walter Truemper…

Thank you, Chairman Smith. Thank you for your incredible work on this issue. I rise today to remember with sadness the 41 years since the Supreme Court's sweeping ROE v. WADE decision. More than 55 million have lost their lives to…

Thank you, Chairman Hensarling. Mr. Speaker, what we are trying to do here today is to get small business jobs growing again, and private equity helps do that. The infusion of private investment helps these small businesses create jobs so…

I was saddened and angered by a recent email I received from a distraught constituent. Julia from Gurnee, Illinois, told me she is now one of the millions whose health insurance will be canceled because of ObamaCare. Buying a comparable…

Thank you, Congresswoman Hartzler, for putting this together. I appreciate your important work on this. This is such an important subject for us to be talking about. Mr. Speaker, I rise tonight troubled by what appears to be growing…

This past weekend we remembered the brave men and women who have sacrificed so much for this Nation. In many cases, their families join in that sacrifice, forced to be apart for birthdays and other family celebrations while their loved…

I come to the floor today with tremendous pride, not because the bill we are debating is my own, but because we have the chance to help Main Street businesses and roll back one of the unintended consequences of Dodd-Frank. From its first…