Today I rise for American jobs and good government. I rise to support the Bring Jobs Home Act. Our current corporate tax law is broken. Today, companies that move American jobs overseas are able to take tax deductions for relocating jobs…

Today, I rise to commemorate the life of a great southern Illinoisan, a man who knew this Chamber very well, U.S. Congressman Ken Gray. Kenny's ability to fight for southern Illinois is unmatched, from building interstate highways, Rend…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 5- minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by a 5-minute vote on passage of the bill. The vote was taken…

I am opposed in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Enyart moves to recommit the bill H.R. 4923 to the Committee on Appropriations with instructions to…

This is the final amendment to the bill, which will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill, as amended, will immediately proceed to final passage. Today, we come together to vote on an amendment that will not…

Infrastructure investment creates jobs in southern Illinois and nationwide while repairing highways, bridges and mass transit. The TIGER grant program is critical to infrastructure investment. We must fully fund this program. Two great…

I assured them that, just as they have stood by us in Iraq and in Afghanistan for the last dozen years, that we would stand by our NATO commitments.

when we have peace in Central Europe, we have peace, relatively speaking, in the world.

I thank the gentleman from Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise today to show support for the 50 million Americans enrolled in Medicare. Medicare is vital not only to my district, like Mr. Murphy's district in Florida, but our entire Nation…

I am a firm believer that the Guard is a battle-tested, cost-effective force capable of providing the surge capacity we need in time of conflict.

How can we maintain an operational reserve force if they don't have the same equipment to train with as their brothers and sisters in the active component?

Should not we be increasing the end strength of the Guard in the face of fiscal constraints?

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Perry and I might debate about the causes for the budget cuts at the Pentagon and for the reasons for the budget cuts there, but what we do not debate and what we stand shoulder to shoulder on is the fact that…

It is the 50th anniversary of the war on poverty. Although in many ways it has been a success, economic opportunity is still too often a stacked deck. Yesterday, The Wall Street Journal stated that J.P. Morgan, the giant Wall Street bank…

I toured that brewery a couple of weeks ago, and the brewery manager told me that, in 1999, they had 3,500 hourly employees. And those were good jobs. Those are good jobs. Anybody can tell you that if you work union work, a brewery job…

Thank you, Mr. Garamendi. I am privileged to represent the people of southwestern Illinois, that swath of the great State running along the Mississippi River from just north of St. Louis, from Alton, Illinois, all the way south to Cairo…

I will just close out with saying, Mr. Garamendi, thank you for the time this evening. I think this has been a true team effort from manufacturers and business groups, labor unions, port authorities, and the Agriculture Committee. You…

Wonderful. Well, you know, Mr. Garamendi, while you are working on that conference committee, I would really appreciate it if you could see fit to--and this goes back to the environmental piece a little bit. The Senate bill includes the…

Thank you, Mr. Garamendi. I appreciate that. You know, what we are really talking about here, Mr. Garamendi, it seems to me is, are we spending money, or are we investing in America? I like to tell folks at home that when that roof starts…

Thank you, Mr. Garamendi. Actually, I do. I would like to point out that the Democratic motion to instruct conferees--as you pointed out, you serve on that conference committee-- passed on November 14 with bipartisan support. That motion…

I thank the gentleman from California for this time to speak about the importance of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act. Mr. Garamendi was talking about the coast, the east coast and the west coast and the great coastlines of…

When I was elected to Congress, I pledged to my constituents I would come to Washington to be a problem-solver and offer solutions. In this spirit, I introduced the Biofuels Development Act. This legislation will create American jobs and…

My wife had a call last night from one of her best friends. She was angry, disappointed, and frightened. Her husband is a civilian worker at Scott Air Force Base. His paycheck was one-half what it usually is. Their son is a community…

Yes, Madam Speaker, I would like to be heard on the point of order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Illinois is recognized on the point of order.