Almost unbelievably here we are just 2 days away from another GOP government shutdown. Republicans, who control both Houses of Congress, have yet to bring a budget agreement, just a couple of days before the government shuts down, that…

Let's be clear. This is not a debate about abortion. There are different points of view on that question, but it is a settled question by the U.S. Supreme Court. Those who want to make this about something that it is not need to look at…

There are only 7 legislative days until the GOP shuts down this government again. I have been back home. I don't know about you, but what I have heard is that the American people do not want to see another government shutdown. They don't…

This is the conclusion that I have come to, but this is also the conclusion that experts on both sides of the political spectrum have come to. Ambassadors from across the world--former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright thinks this is…

The goal of the negotiations between world powers and Iran has always been to prevent them from developing a nuclear weapon. I think we have to be realistic about this. This agreement, as opposed to rejecting the agreement, takes us very…

The House Republican leadership's continued dysfunction and inability to govern is starting to have real effects on people back home. Like most Members, I spent the last month back home listening to the people that I work for, and I heard…

I thank my friend for yielding. I urge a ``no'' vote on this rule so that we can bring up, as my colleagues have said, something that ought to be done in a bipartisan fashion, with little significant opposition, and that is the…

August 6 marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act, which is a landmark piece of legislation that expanded civil rights and protected one of our most fundamental democratic rights, and that is the right of every…

House Republicans have had more than 4\1/2\ years to craft a long-term surface transportation bill. Their dysfunction and inability to govern is starting to have a real impact on hard-working Americans and on our communities. They continue…

Yesterday I met with business owners and the Chamber of Commerce back home in Michigan to discuss what actions we can take here in Congress to create jobs and to boost our economy. One action that came up is that Congress could immediately…

There is often a tendency to think about cities facing significant municipal stress as being anomalies, or having that problem as a result of significant mismanagement.

I think it is overdue that the Fed, with its strong voice and its dual mandate, particularly its mandate related to employment, take a look at the potential employment impacts of the failure of dozens, potentially, of American cities that…