It’s unfortunate to politicize being at the scene of a tragic incident.

It is unfortunate to politicize being at the scene of a tragic incident.

My condolences and my thoughts are with the individual whose life has been lost and I'm also thinking of all of the people who were impacted here today in one of the busier parts of the city with this tragedy.

I want to be accommodating and participate however best represents the city.

It's insulting, we have the best police commissioner in the country, Boston's crime levels are at the lowest ever recorded in our history.

This is our city. We're going to continue following & enforcing the laws to keep all Bostonians safe. And it goes without saying that our police commissioner has my complete confidence & support.

We're very proud that Boston is the safest major city in the country. We have a lot to share about what has been working here.

On rollcall vote 585, I inadvertently recorded my vote incorrectly. On the amendment offered by Representative Gosar, I intended to vote ``no.'' Amendment Offered by Ms. Kaptur The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a…

I thank the chairman and the ranking member for their engagement in this issue, and I look forward to working with them. The chairman knows that fully 40 percent of total energy use in America is in buildings and fully 70 percent of…

I would like to engage in a colloquy with the gentleman from New Jersey. Throughout this debate on the Energy and Water appropriations bill, we have discussed the importance of research and development of new energy technologies. However…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 23, line 4, after the dollar amount insert ``(increased by $60,500,000)''. Page 32, line 4, after the dollar amount…

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 Oregon will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Woodall

I rise today to recognize the tremendous tragedy that has struck Japan early this morning. This tragedy follows on other tragedies similar in nature that affected Chile earlier this year and Haiti in the very recent past. We in the Pacific…

My amendment prevents funds under the continuing resolution from being used to provide the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC, with exclusive authority to site, construct, expand, or operate an LNG terminal. Simply put, it ends…

While America desperately wants more and better jobs, Washington Republicans want to waste time today debating a health care repeal charade. But let's look at what health care reform repeal would actually do. In my congressional district…

This is great legislation. The chairman has done a great job, and I urge passage.

I rise in support of the Homeland Security Science and Technology Authorization Act of 2010, which reauthorizes the activities of the Science and Technology Directorate and the DNDO at the Department of Homeland Security. As the chair of…

Inside the beltway, Republicans threaten to take us back to the failed policies that created this economic crisis in the first place. They are siding with the special interests, with credit card companies, with Big Oil, and with insurance…

I rise today in strong support of America COMPETES, and I want to recognize the tremendous leadership which Chairman Gordon has given in this effort. He is the father of this bill. He has created the ARPA-E energy initiative in this bill…

I rise today to ask my colleagues to join me in supporting House Resolution 1062, which recognizes Coast Guard Group Astoria's more than 60 years of service to the Pacific Northwest. For more than six decades, Coast Guard Group Astoria has…

I want to thank the gentleman from Georgia for his very kind remarks. Madam Speaker, we do not and we actually should not agree all the time, because these are sincere differences which, I think, we reflect in our personal values and in…

I have always taken pride in sending good young people to the service academies, including West Point. And now I can say that for those who are going to West Point that Forbes has selected your institution as the finest college in America…

Sometimes the largest things start in small ways, and the longest journey starts with a small step, and perhaps we are taking that step today. Storms teach us all sorts of things, and personal effort and caring matter a lot. The snowstorms…

I am concerned about my dad. I think my mom realizes that I'm doing my best, and I'm just trying to keep science and technology and engineering well funded through this committee.

Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 3820, the Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act of 2010. This bipartisan bill addresses a crucial need--securing our communities against earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, and other…