KERRY L. BENTIVOLIO

I would like to echo what my friend, Congressman Reid Ribble, said a moment ago. The people of southeastern Michigan sent me here to solve the problems affecting our great Nation. The Problem Solvers coalition offers a chance to break the…

In reference to Congressman Connolly's definition of chutzpah, if I remember right, I wasn't a member of Congress at the time, but I remember my definition of chutzpah is saying something like you have to pass the bill before you can read…

I thank the gentleman from Indiana very much. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk about the unaffordable health care act. I'll admit it: I'm standing here because of it. The unaffordable health care act is what made me realize that…

On rollcall No. 145 I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.'' ____________________

I am glad our country is having a conversation about gun violence. It's about the children, we say. I am glad our country is discussing immigration reform. It's about the children, we say. I am glad we are finally having a conversation…

We are billions in the hole and somebody somewhere is going to have to be inconvenienced.

Before I came to Washington, I was a high school teacher. To be a good teacher, I had to make things understandable for my students in the classroom. With the budget, I knew that there had to be an easier way to explain the numbers I was…

Legislation that is passed here needs to be more than just a title that sounds good in the press. I understand that when most in this country hear the ``Violence Against Women Act,'' they think, ``of course I don't support violence against…

Last quarter, the economy actually shrunk rather than grew. That's unacceptable. Something has to change. As I've traveled throughout my district in Michigan, business leaders tell me the same thing over and over again: It's too hard to…

Thank you for allowing me to speak today. I have said it before, and I want to say it again: the job of a Member of Congress is to protect the rights of the people, not take them away. I want to explain what I mean by that. Those rights…

America has a spending problem. The numbers don't lie. With the national debt at $16 trillion and climbing, each American's share is more than $50,000. Things only stand to get worse. In fact, Federal spending is now projected to double to…

Thank you for granting me the floor today. It is truly an honor and privilege to be a Member of the House of Representatives, the people's House. We have all been sent here to serve the people, and I look forward to representing the…