I thank the gentlewoman from North Carolina for inviting me to participate today. The best thing about having the opportunity to represent the residents of Illinois' 17th District is the ability to just listen to their concerns and then…

I would like to thank the gentleman from Virginia for giving me the time today. We continue to hear a common thread: Let's raise taxes on our job creators with no solution to our spending problems. I rise today as the people's House…

Today we have an opportunity to take action and promote certainty in both our economy and the markets by passing H.R. 2560, the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2012. Moody's and Standard & Poor's have warned the United States that our AAA…

I come before the floor of the House this morning to talk about the top issue of the Illinois 17th Congressional District, and that is the debt limit. The debt limit has been raised 51 times since 1978. Mr. Geithner has indicated that…

I would like to thank the gentlelady from Alabama for giving me the opportunity to speak here tonight. As a small businessman and a new Member of Congress, I believe that the people did not send us here to raise the debt limit without a…

Thank you, Chairman. I oppose this amendment for a very simple but serious reason. This amendment seeks to loosen the prohibition on detainee transfers from Guantanamo into the United States. I must strongly oppose it. The amendment would…

Today, we remember our Nation's 40th President, President Ronald Wilson Reagan. He would have been 100 this year. President Reagan hails from my home State of Illinois. He spent much of his childhood growing up in the Dixon area and also…

Thank you, Representative Smith, for the opportunity to speak during this Special Order subject of life. Today I stand to speak for those who can't speak for themselves. As a father of 10, life is a big issue at my house. After the…