I happen to believe that the preprinting requirement is a positive requirement in that it gives notice to people. One of the things, as we know, that it requires, however, is the printing of amendments prior to the time you know the status…

The Pledge to America, as I understand it, said that you were going to cut $100 billion; is that accurate?

I don't know whether the gentleman had an opportunity to read a column in The New York Times by David Brooks, a relatively conservative columnist in The New York Times, in which he wrote a column called, ``The New Normal,'' and in…

I agree, that uncertainty undermines the economy. A quote that the gentleman said on the floor last year: Working families and businesses remain gripped by economic uncertainty, and to this day Washington has only made the problem worse…

Make It In America is about creating an environment in which American businesses can thrive, innovate, and create jobs here.

Rather than passing 2-week continuing resolutions, I urge Republicans and Democrats to work together on a long-term solution--in this case, ``long term'' is 7 months--to reduce spending, to try to balance our budget, and to try to bring…

I have been here 30 years. I have served some 20 of those years under Republican Presidents. Every one of them has run a deficit of $100 billion or more. In fact, during that cumulative period of 30 years, notwithstanding the Obama…

First I want to congratulate the gentleman from North Carolina for the remarks he just made. He is a Republican and I am a Democrat, but I will tell you this: We are friends, and we work together. And he is one of the most conscientious…

Manufacturing has been a source of reliable, well-paying, middle-class jobs.

I believe that when more products are made in America, more families will be able to make it in America.

Let me tell my friend what he didn't mention: One of the reasons we did it was that we couldn't get 60 votes in the United States Senate in order to move a bill forward. Keeping our government running is vital to our economy. None of us…

It is about creating an environment in which American business can thrive, innovate, and create jobs here in America.

I look forward to expanding this positive agenda for job creation.

For generations, manufacturing has been a source of reliable, well-paying, middle-class jobs.

That is our agenda, Make It In America, which obviously means two things.

It is time to recommit ourselves to manufacturing, to our middle class, and to the pride Americans have always taken in making things.

I believe that the Federal Government can fulfill its role as a smart partner for private sector job creation.

I have seen her grow into one of the great leaders in this country on issues of national security. National security is one of the most bipartisan issues with which we deal. Everyone knows that we swear an oath to defend the Constitution…

If our country continues on a course of fiscal irresponsibility and continues to pile debt on our children, we will all feel the consequences, no matter our party. It is vital that our two parties work together, Mr. Speaker, to put our…

So I rise to say to all of us, all 435 of us, it will take courage, cooperation, and common sense to address the deficit situation that confronts us. And it is a crisis. It must be met. We do not have an alternative. Because if we do not…

I would say to the previous speaker, my friend Mr. Pence, we did that. In 1993 we looked the fiscal posture of our country in the eye. We had sustained $1.4 trillion of deficit spending under Mr. Reagan and $1.1 trillion of deficit…

Democrats agree that spending cuts are necessary to tackle our deep budget deficit.

But we ought to also be humbled by the fact that during the 30 years that I have been in office, for 20 of those years the Republicans have been in charge of the executive department of government. Just recently they were in charge, as a…

I do want to ask a question with reference to the 302(a) allocations, 302(b) allocations that the Appropriations Committee dealt with and then dealt with a product consistent with those numbers. It is my understanding that that has now…

This resolution directs the House committees to review Federal regulations for their effect on our economy. I agree with this resolution and I will vote for this resolution. In fact, that is an oversight, of course, that committees should…