I have an amendment at the desk, Mr. Chairman. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 131, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $79,000,000)''. Page 157…

Mr. Chairman, I rise to offer a bipartisan amendment with Mr. Cohen of Tennessee, Ms. Esty of Connecticut, and Mr. Rigell of Virginia that will go a long ways to ensure American tax dollars in Afghanistan are spent in a wise and realistic…

Madam Chairman, in light of recent events in Benghazi and North Africa, the Pentagon approved the development of the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force for Crisis Response to function under United States African Command. This…

I have an amendment at the desk, Madam Chairman. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 8, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $10,000,000)''. Page 9, line 6…

Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Michigan will be postponed. Announcement by the Acting Chair The Acting CHAIR…

Too few people see free enterprise as a healthy horse pulling a sturdy wagon.

the sky is falling argument doesn't cut it.

It would have been nice to have had it at a reasonable time before action was taken in a blog by the President.

The President's health care law is the first and only federal law that considers a full-time employee is one that works 30 hours a week or more.

Mr. Richardson, if your employees like their health care coverage, will they be able to keep it?

The decision to delay enforcement of the employer mandate is the confirmation that the law is in fact, and I quote a senator, 'A train wreck'.