Timothy Roemer: “So I would say that the debate we have had on the cap is a very helpful one, and I applaud the gentleman's efforts in…”

I rise to express my serious reservations about H.R. 5005, creating the new Department of Homeland Security. On the occasion of this historic vote, I wish to express my concerns about the Administration's proposal and implementing…

there is an old saying about getting prepared enough to address a problem, and it goes something like this: Nero fiddled while Rome burned. Well, the House Republican leadership has not even picked up the fiddle to address some of the…

I rise to talk about why the motions to rise from the committee, offered by the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Taylor), are a valuable contribution to this House, to the democratic principles, and actually to this bill. When we started…

I am proud to have voted for a successful bipartisan welfare reform in 1996. That bill has worked to get people off of welfare roles into work, and many of them out of poverty. Now we have a Republican bill that is coming to the floor…