Both sides here have agreed to serious budget cuts. The choice is between responsible cuts and extreme cuts that endanger our fragile recovery, cost jobs, and hurt seniors. And because Democrats are fighting to stop the Republican extreme…

Yesterday I voted for a 2-week compromise to keep our government's most vital programs running while we negotiate an agreement to cut the deficit without hurting our fragile economic recovery. Why? Because a government shutdown would…

I rise this morning in strong opposition to the Republican spending plan that would hurt Missouri families that I represent and make it harder for police to keep our neighborhoods safe. In St. Louis, we learned yesterday that a $4.6…

We just spent the past 2 days telling committees to do their jobs. Why aren't we focusing on creating jobs, creating jobs for the American people? Let me be clear: I'm in favor of a strong and vigorous debate here on cutting redtape and…

On the occasion of her retirement, I rise to honor a great citizen of Missouri and the City of St. Louis, Beverly Buchheit. Beverly is a shining example of what our Founders envisioned for America: an engaged and spirited citizen, active…

I am sure that many of my colleagues rising tonight will want to pay tribute to Chairman Jim Oberstar of Minnesota, and every one of us will have a story or two about how the chairman moved what seemed like heaven and Earth in order to get…

I want to just add my voice to these remarks this evening about our friend and colleague, Ike Skelton of Missouri. He first came to this Congress in 1976 with my predecessor, Congressman Dick Gephardt. That was the first year I voted…

I rise in support of H. Res. 1669, as amended, which congratulates the National Air Transportation Association for celebrating its 70th anniversary. As this resolution recognizes, NATA played an indispensable role in the development of…

I rise today in strong support of S. 3250. This bill has bipartisan sponsorships in the Senate by Senators Carper and Collins. It is the Federal Buildings Personnel Training Act. The legislation passed the Senate by unanimous consent, and…

Today I rise in strong support of American manufacturing. The Make It In America agenda creates jobs in America, reversing the flow of jobs overseas, and rebuilding the manufacturing base in America, providing good jobs for hardworking…

Instead of working together like President Reagan and Speaker O'Neill did in the early eighties to extend the solvency of Social Security, this week the Republican leader announced his plan to raise the Social Security retirement age and…

Small businesses are the engines of our economy, and their success is critical to our economic recovery and long-term economic growth. Sixty percent of new jobs are created by small businesses, and over half of this country's economic…