I think that is a great program and I don't want to shortchange it.

I fully understand how the Government thinks everybody should switch to the regulatory scheme proposed by the Government.

I want to thank the floor leader for yielding the time. Madam Speaker, there is no amendment necessary to this rule. Three weeks ago, we passed a fully funded Department of Homeland Security. Except for the President's illegal actions, the…

This year, House Republicans have hit the ground running in addressing harmful and outdated policies that have hindered job growth and hurt the American economy over the last several years. One of our first priorities has been to pass a…

They are neither unbiased nor unfettered. We know fully and truly, as the gentleman from Texas said, because of the revelations of Mr. Gruber, that transparency is not a major objective of the administration. And I am afraid that has…

I want to thank the gentleman from Utah for allowing me to speak on this bill on the floor. As the body may know, the gentleman from Utah succeeded me as chairman of that committee. We had numerous hearings about the EPA Science Advisory…

Article I of our Constitution says Congress makes the laws, article II says the President enforces them, and according to article III, the judicial branch resolves conflicts between Congress and the executive. That is the system the…

Over half of Americans view the President's health care law unfavorably, according to a new Rasmussen report. But this is no surprise. What started only as a failed Web site has turned into even more logistical failures: problems about…

Marijuana is neither safe nor legal. Let's get it straight. The Controlled Substances Act makes marijuana in the United States illegal because it is not safe. {time} 2100 Mr. Chairman, there is more and more evidence every day that it is…

It is wrong when you have a special interest monopoly that denies that open competition and gives everybody a fair shot.

Simply put, it is wrong to rip off taxpayers while denying citizens because of their labor status the opportunity that they deserve to work on public projects.

It is not only the tribes that benefit, it is the surrounding communities that benefit and it is also the states that benefits.

I oppose this bill because we need to provide a permanent solution rather than just a band-aid approach to maintaining seniors' access to quality health care.

Our economy continues to struggle, and that means hardworking Americans are struggling. Far too many Americans are having trouble making ends meet, and government overreach is only making things worse. The worst example of this overreach…

I want to thank the gentlelady from Missouri for hosting this Special Order hour this evening. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Illinois talked about people who come to this country in fleeing religious persecution. As the gentlelady may be…

Did you know that, today, each American farmer feeds more than 144 people? In 1960, that same farmer fed only 25 people. Clearly, American agriculture is doing more and doing it better. As the world population continues to grow, there will…

Thank you for yielding me time to speak on this bill before us. Mr. Speaker, the situation in Ukraine is important to all of us, but for me it has a personal aspect. My mother, now 90 years old, escaped from Ukraine and the Communists…

one of the reasons why this bill is failing is because it was not passed with bipartisan efforts.

The train wreck of the President's health care plan continues. Last Friday afternoon, curious timing, the Centers for Medicare Services released a report. Mr. Speaker, the CMS is working with the IRS to implement ObamaCare, and the report…

Where was the medical expertise that you used in making that decision?

cities like Baltimore, Philadelphia, have tremendous problems with drugs and hopefully that will go part of the way for solving some of those problems.

despite the evidence, the increasing evidence of the adverse effects of marijuana.

The train wreck of the President's health care reform just continues. This week, there have been two developments: the first one, the CBO announcing their study that shows that 2\1/2\ million full-time equivalents--that is, jobs--will be…

I view with concern any reduction in any of the forces we have in the Pacific.

We are here tonight on the 41st anniversary of ROE v. WADE. And put simply, my colleague from Tennessee said, the science is just wrong. ROE v. WADE, the decision, they just got it wrong. I entered premedical study in 1973, the year that…