Whether it's jobs or our Nation's debt, the economy is still the number one issue for hardworking Americans. But, instead of supporting initiatives like the Keystone pipeline, something that would create 20,000 jobs and help secure our…

Today I would like to honor Saige Halseth, a fifth-grade student at Shawnee Heights Elementary School in Topeka, Kansas, who has brought together her community by helping her classmate, Alex White. Alex suffers from a progressive…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Today, we are stealing from the next generation--our kids and our grandkids. We are making false promises that Medicare and Social Security benefits will be there to take care of folks when we know that…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and for his leadership on this very important issue. Mr. Speaker, today, the House will act to protect our Nation's welfare-to-work programs, which have been enormously successful in moving millions of…

I thank the gentleman from Georgia for yielding me this time. Today, there are still more than 12 million Americans unemployed. Parents are taking home lower wages to support their children, and families are paying more for everything from…

As the sponsor of the bill to extend Section 45G of Title 26 in the IRS code, I rise today to clarify the impact that the extension of this provision within the text of H.R. 8 will have on short line railroads. As a Certified Public…

Growing up on a Kansas dairy farm, I know the estate tax is a threat to family farms. This tax makes bailing hay and shoveling manure sound like a get-rich-quick scheme, when most family farms make an average of $45,000 a year. Raising the…

I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding, and would like to commend Chairman Johnson and Congressman Doggett for their leadership on this legislation. Mr. Speaker, today there are nearly 50 million Medicare beneficiaries who are told…

This week, Moody's threatened to downgrade the U.S.' credit rating if Washington fails yet again to deal with the long-term debt problem. This is not news. We were downgraded last year, but instead of acting to fix the problem, this…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Tax reform may not be as exciting as watching Team USA win a gold medal, but for a CPA who specialized in tax, comprehensive tax reform is the Olympics, and we want to win a gold medal for the American…

Stopping the tax hike is not just about taxes; it's about jobs. Small businesses have been responsible for about two-thirds of the new jobs created. Raising taxes on the so- called ``rich'' will hit nearly 1 million of these businesses and…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank Dr. Paul for his leadership on this very important issue. Mr. Speaker, the Federal Reserve lent out $16 trillion during the fiscal crisis. That's larger than the entire U.S. economy--or…