I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, folks are mad out there. They're mad because what Congress is doing--or not doing, in many cases--makes absolutely no sense. As a CPA, I'll tell you that handling tax policy on a…

Last week I had the immense pleasure of joining the folks at Fort Leavenworth for the Change of Command ceremony to welcome Lieutenant General David Perkins as the new commanding general of Fort Leavenworth, home of the prestigious Command…

I thank the gentlelady for yielding, and I thank you for your leadership on this important issue. As a CPA who spent nearly two decades helping American families chart their way toward fiscal responsibility, I can tell you that if you want…

I thank the gentlelady from Missouri for yielding, and I appreciate my fellow Republican women stepping up this evening to have an honest fact-based discussion about one of our Nation's most valued resources--our senior citizens. As I…

Thank you, Mr. Chair, for yielding, and thank you for your leadership in this area. It has been nearly 5 years since we signed our trade agreement with Colombia, and although I'm disappointed that it took this long, I am so pleased we will…

I thank the chair for yielding. Three and a half trade deals that we have taken up today have bipartisan support, the three pending free trade agreements and the GSP extension within this bill. Both parties in both Chambers agree that…

I thank the chairman for his leadership on this important issue and for yielding time. Madam Speaker, many Americans believe that Congress can't agree on anything; but if there is one thing Washington can agree on, it's that we're in a…

To spur job creation in this country, we must remove burdensome regulations stifling our job creators. The EPA's Maximum Achievable Control Technology or MACT rule is set to crush our cement manufacturers. Eastern Kansas has three cement…

To spur job creation in this country, we must remove burdensome regulations stifling our job creators. The EPA's Maximum Achievable Control Technology, or MACT rule, is set to crush our cement manufacturers. Eastern Kansas has three cement…

I would like to thank the honorable chairman from Texas for his leadership on the issue of trade and for yielding. In today's global economy, it's essential that we make every reasonable effort to open foreign markets to American products…

I am so pleased this morning to welcome a fellow Kansan to the halls of Congress. Pastor Clark Johnson is here today serving as Guest Chaplain to the House of Representatives, and I have to say it was a nice start to the day with a prayer…

Where is the President's plan? If I had a nickel for every time I have heard that question, we would be much closer to resolving our debt crisis. But the President and my friends across the aisle have still not answered the most important…