Can you blame the American people for being dissatisfied with Washington? The most crucial issue facing our country is the need to create jobs and grow our economy, but what do the American people see? A government run amok. House…

The President's health care law is full of broken promises, and these are only becoming more evident as the law begins to take effect. His law promised affordable health insurance for all Americans, a fine goal. But since 2008, health care…

For my neighbors and friends back home in Illinois, and families across the country, today is Tax Freedom Day, the date after which the average American worker will finally start earning money for themselves after working just to pay their…

The President submitted his budget this week. His plan not only fails to get control of our debt, it makes it even worse--to the tune of nearly $61,000 of debt for every American family. American families know the consequences of living…

With the House nearing important votes on adopting a bold, responsible plan toward a balanced budget, I rise today to speak to a question that is on the mind of many families in my district in Illinois and families across the Nation: How…

Today I speak of the importance of working together to adopt a budget on time in the 113th Congress. For the last few years, the House has passed a responsible budget that would rein in spending and debt without raising taxes while…

A report issued by the Centers for Disease Control on February 13 made headlines with the news that young adults account for 50 percent of all STD infections. This caught my attention because, as a father with two of my four kids in their…

$52,653. A lot of numbers have been associated with our skyrocketing debt and government overspending, but $52,653 is a particularly striking one and should give everyone pause as the specter of an unwanted sequester looms over the Federal…

On December 8, 2012, ``Got Robot?'', FTC Team No. 5037, a group of high school students from Elgin, Illinois, won an award at the FIRST Tech Challenge Illinois State Tournament. Now ``Got Robot?'' will represent Illinois in the FIRST World…

My district includes the north and west suburbs of Chicago. Our area has the second highest percentage of commuters in the country. Many of my constituents currently receive employer-sponsored transit benefits for commuting costs like…

Article V: ``The Congress, whenever two-thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to this Constitution, or, on the application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the several States, shall call a convention…

Thank you, Chairman Smith. I rise today to honor my colleague from Texas, Congressman Ralph Hall, whom I have come to know over the last few years, not only as the chairman of our Science Committee, but also as a personal friend and…