The Republican cut, cap and balance bill enforces its cuts and its caps. How? Through sequestration. That's what you voted for. After the agreement was reached on the Budget Control Act that put the sequester in place, Speaker Boehner…

I have a very short time, but I wanted to make that point that you kept buying mints; you just didn't keep paying. Madam Speaker, this bill is another instance of this Republican caucus walking away from its responsibility. The budget…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I tell my friend from California whose dollar was at issue here, the gentleman from California, I will tell you with all due respect and affection, your party, over the last 10 years, took that dollar…

First I want to, of course, associate myself with the remarks from Mr. Dreier and Mr. Price, who have done such terrific work on the spread of democracy, but also to lament the tragic loss of life and the courage displayed by our men and…

I want to thank my friend, Congressman Lipinski, for taking on this Special Order. For someone who had been regaled, as I understand it, earlier, by his colleagues who know him best, before I came to the floor, this is a body in which you…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I want to congratulate Dan Lipinski for authoring this legislation. It is one of the key pieces of our Make It in America agenda, which my distinguished friend from North Carolina has discussed. I…

We are now at some point in time going to conclude 4 weeks in session with little to show for it. Over the past month, the Republican do-nothing Congress has continued its relentless pursuit of message over substance. Not only have they…

I understand the adjournment resolution has arrived from the Senate, and I just want to advise not only my Members but all Members that there will be a vote following the next vote, which was scheduled to be the last vote, but because the…

This week's middle class tax cut debate is unfortunately an unnecessary sequel to December's fight over extending payroll tax cuts. Republicans campaigned on a pledge to seek bipartisan solutions to our pressing challenges, but when faced…

Designed to fail. That's what this bill is. It is designed to fail. Very frankly, you made sure that it was going to fail when you passed the amendment that added the reform bill and this bill together. Designed to fail. How sad. I don't…

I thank the gentleman from California for yielding. First, I want to rise and thank Chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen for her continuing leadership and focus on this important issue, as she does on so many other issues as well. Mr. Speaker…

I thank the gentleman. The United States continues to stand strongly with our ally Israel. And I am proud to have led an effort earlier this year with the majority leader to strengthen U.S.-Israel military and intelligence relations. I…