David Minge: “I urge that we move on to other portions of this bill and recognize that the sugar program has been authorized by…”

I would simply like to emphasize that here we are in the 24th year of a process in which we have required of ourselves a concurrent budget resolution, and this is the first time in 24 years that we do not have one. That is why we have a…

There is a fair amount of cynicism and I would say even despair among young people. They feel they are paying in, it is about 12.4 percent in payroll tax for Social Security and that this is a benefit that is for their parents, their…

The Fairness Caucus is committed to ending the regional disparities that exist with respect to Medicare today. The fact that seniors in some parts of the country are already receiving prescription drugs as a part of Medicare, at no premium…

When I ran for this office, it was because of that very concern for our working families and our small business owners. We realize that in States like mine, in North Carolina, we are required to balance the budget and we meet that mandate…