When I ran for this office, I didn't run to get a job. I ran to create jobs. I know that there is a new poll out there, supposedly, that tells us that a vast majority of Independents wants us to compromise for a deal; but the question…

I'm new to Washington; so sometimes I don't understand why this town makes everything so hard. For decades now, this town has squandered the wealth of the people of the United States. And, yes, it is the people's money, not Washington's…

My amendment is simple. It prevents the misuse of recess appointments while preserving the Founders' intent by allowing the President to quickly make emergency recess appointments if the need arises. I know this may surprise many Members…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Louisiana will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mrs. Blackburn

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __ None of the funds made…

I don't argue the legality of the President's recess appointments. I am doing what many Congresses have done prior, all the way since 1860, when they realized that this was a problem when Presidents and administrations tried to bypass the…

I thank the gentleman from South Carolina. I thank him for speaking today on what I believe is one of the most important areas in this country for getting our economy back on track. And I want to share with him and the rest of you an email…

That is why, the last time prior to this when we did release oil from the strategic reserve was exactly that instance, when Hurricane Katrina affected the refineries and the production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. And you're right. We…

Let me help this body interpret how the American people see this debt crisis. Now some of you may question how I can, with this accent, provide an interpretation. Well, let me show you. Americans have a keen understanding of how credit…

On rollcall No. 477 I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' ____________________

Hypocrisy. It's hypocrisy. Reuters', April 27, reported that the President urged other countries to lift crude oil output, to lift crude oil output. How come, if other countries increase their output, it affects the price; but yet, if we…

I reserve a point of order against the motion. The SPEAKER pro tempore. A point of order is reserved. The gentleman from Virginia is recognized for 5 minutes.

I continue to reserve my point of order while rising in opposition to the motion. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Louisiana is recognized for 5 minutes.

My Democrat colleagues are trying to distract us from the central issue, which is jobs. We're trying to put people back to work, but instead of putting people back to work, we're having to deal with procedural gamesmanship. The American…

I would like to point out to my colleague that one of my colleagues, the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Scalise), H.R. 56 puts into law a portion of that report. And since he is so interested in making sure that some of the information in…

My colleagues on the other side of the aisle should listen to this story. It's a true life story very well. It talks about the face of Big Oil, and I'm going to tell you what it is. There's a little community in my district named Coteau…

I do. I live on the coast. I represent most of coastal Louisiana. And what I wonder is, where were my colleagues in 2008? I was not in this body; they were. They were worried about my shrimpers? In 2008, almost every shrimp boat from…

The gentleman must not understand that he wants to reinstate the de facto moratorium that is plaguing the Gulf of Mexico with this amendment. It is exactly what he's trying to put in place, which is allow the administration to drag its…

If this is not the American Dream that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle claim to tout so much, what is? This is a gentleman who doesn't have a college education. Who actually his children were the first generation in his entire…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I ran down here to thank my colleagues in this Chamber for finally doing what the American people have been asking them to do and to start the process of stopping to kick the energy problem can in this country down…

Here we go again. Delay, delay, delay. The poor people of my district will have to sit there, unemployed and wait again. We've gotten environmental study after environmental study after environmental study that will happen after these…

What amazes me is that the gentlelady from Florida must have missed the AP report a couple of weeks ago when it said that Florida was getting ready to experience another oil crisis and it was in the fact that the price at the pump is going…

A large majority of Americans oppose taxpayer subsidies for abortion. Those who oppose this bill, including the President, claim that it denies access to health care for women. My message to them is simple: the majority of women are…

I am a Tea Partier. I was supported by the Tea Party. I have a Tea Party poster in my office. My constituents at home gave me a chain saw to use to cut the government spending. I am extremely pro-life. This CR will prohibit the use of…

On rollcall Nos. 221 and 222, I stepped outside to discuss issues with a constituent group and completely lost track of the time. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.'' ____________________