Deep cuts now will not create a single job; in fact, Mark Zandi and other economists have warned against deep spending cuts that would put thousands of American jobs at risk.

The President's budget moves in the right direction by putting an end to taxpayer dollars going to subsidies for big oil companies.

The President's approach stands in stark contrast to the House Republicans' plan being debated on the House floor today.

At a time of huge deficits, we cannot afford to ask our children to pay for tax breaks for the folks at the very top.

Mr. Speaker, it takes real heroes and real leaders to believe in the possibility of what we can do through hard work, perseverance, and commitment to make the world a better place. I'm proud to say that my hometown of Louisville has many…

You have called it catastrophic, we call it reckless, all in all, not a good idea.

The American people, I think, would be repulsed by the idea that we would default on our debt.

Mr. Speaker, tonight the President of the United States will deliver the State of the Union address, as we all know. If the reports are accurate, what he will talk about today is the need to make serious investments in this country's…

Madam Speaker, in the wake of the tragedy in Tucson 10 days ago, there has been a lot of soul searching, a lot of introspection, and a lot of commentary about what was behind the tragedy there and what motivated Jared Loughner to take the…

Mr. Speaker, over the course of the last year and a half as we worked to pass incredibly important protections to Americans, opponents of health care reform continued to try to scare people about what we were doing. And now with this vote…

Mr. Speaker, tomorrow we will vote on H.R. 2, the Republican health care bill. This bill is another example of actions speaking louder than words. Now, many of my Republican colleagues have said they support certain health care reforms: a…