I thank my colleague for this opportunity. You're seeing the old argument of Washington versus the new realities of America. We have two distinct issues here. Those two issues are: one, life; two, the taxpayer. I think those things are…

I appreciate the chairman, the gentleman from California, allowing me this opportunity to speak in favor of House Continuing Resolution 27. Mr. Speaker, this is a special opportunity for me, as a freshman Member of this body, in many…

I was not here for the creation of this program, but it's my understanding... that we need to make sure that we are getting people back to work. That is the best protection that we can possibly give to any program out there for people to…

Everybody needs to understand a little history here, all right? This program was put first in place in 1975. I was 6; all right? This vital program has been in existence since 1975. I understand some of my colleagues on the other side of…

I will be the first one to acknowledge that occasionally Republicans make mistakes as well. So thank you very much.

I am curious, though, how, getting back to this particular amendment and this particular bill, as we are removing this program, why is this program so vital if it was authorized in 1975, and in 1995 the Clinton administration under HUD…

The language that they said is they wanted to remove this outdated, obsolete, and underutilized program.

It seems to me that we need to just blame intergenerational expectations.

I can't help but think the best fix for future crises is to have some accountability for the first crisis, for the cause of the first crisis.

I know there is some kind of unwritten rule about giving a yes or no answer here but it would have saved a whole lot of time.

Has anyone had their wrist slapped yet?

Simply put, the private sector creates jobs, not the public sector.

It is clear to all small-business owners that responsible fiscal policy includes reduced government spending.

Last evening, we heard the President declare that the actions of this Administration and Congress had 'broken the back of this recession.' I am not convinced that we are out of the woods.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 2. A lot has been said during this debate about what the American people want. Some have said the American people want ObamaCare, many others have said that they want a repeal of it. Well, I was not…

I rise in support of this resolution today. I, like all of my colleagues, was shocked and very sobered by these events. I was especially touched as a new Member seeing the location and the situation and the circumstances. This is something…