Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Before I came to this body, I chaired the appropriations committee in the Mississippi Senate. I worked with my counterpart in the other chamber, a Democrat, Chairman Johnny Stringer. We crafted three balanced…

The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. The Second Amendment is one of the cornerstones of our liberty. That's why this morning I rise in support of H.R. 822, the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act. In…

Today I rise to honor one of the members of the Greatest Generation, Mr. Paul Eason. Mr. Paul came home after World War II and became a success in his community by any measure of the word: a manufacturing leader, three terms on our city…

Today I rise in support of the Keystone XL pipeline. Opponents of this pipeline claim it will damage the environment, that it will ship oil from Canada to China, and that increasing the supply of oil will somehow raise gas prices. {time}…

I thank the gentlelady from North Carolina for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 358, the Protect Life Act, which would prohibit Federal funding for abortions and would end abortion coverage under President Obama's health…

We continue to suffer from an unemployment rate of over 10 percent, and America saw zero job growth in the month of August. Our Nation has a jobs crisis. So why is the Obama administration making it so difficult to create jobs? Not only do…

Our Nation is faced with 10 percent unemployment and rising, out-of-control deficits. And the Obama administration solution: spend more, tax more, and regulate more. This has created an environment that has destroyed confidence and…

Thank you, Mr. Dreier. We've heard from our friends on the other side ``we want compromise.'' The American people expect solutions. This Harry Reid plan offers no real solutions to the out-of-control spending problem. This Harry Reid plan…

Last week the remains of Corporal Judge C. Hellums of Paris, Mississippi, were returned from the Parroy Forest near Luneville, France, and given a proper burial in Arlington National Cemetery. In the fall of 1944, following the Normandy…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I am humbled today to rise in memoriam of Army Sergeant Jason W. Vaughn of Iuka, Mississippi, who gave his life in defense of freedom. Sergeant Vaughn was assigned to the 5th Battalion, 20th…

I want to thank the gentleman for yielding. Today the majority of Americans don't believe that successive generations will enjoy the quality of life that they've enjoyed, and a lot of that fear is driven by unrestrained Federal Government…

Last week we learned that the economy added a meager 18,000 jobs and the unemployment rate went up to 9.2 percent, far from the 6.7 percent that President Obama claimed it would be today if the stimulus bill had been signed into law. Far…

I want to thank the subcommittee chairman and the committee chairman for bringing this bill forward in the way that they've done it. I particularly want to thank them for the fact that this bill provides $1 billion in emergency funding for…

Yesterday, President Obama executed a shortsighted energy plan and released 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, all while the United States' combined recoverable oil, natural gas, and coal resources are 1.3…

At 2:35 a.m., Endeavor landed safely following its final trip into space. As Endeavor retires after its 25th mission, it lives on with a unique legacy: the only space shuttle named by children. In 1989, Senatobia, Mississippi, Middle…

Yesterday in this Chamber, we listened as Prime Minister Netanyahu outlined a viable plan for peace in the Middle East, a plan that includes a free Palestinian state and a secure Israel. Earlier, President Obama used the phrase, ``The…

This morning, in Tupelo, Mississippi, Whiteside's Restaurant is quiet. The lights are turned off. Tables around which coffee and conversation had flowed freely, a place where I have enjoyed many great meals, is quiet this morning. And on…

The House has before it today an important question, but it's not a new question. It's a question of old. This day I put before you the choice of life or death. Today we choose life.

I reserve the balance of my time. Ms. DeLAURO. I yield 1 minute to the gentlelady from California (Ms. Lee).

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We're engaged in a budget battle for the future of our country, but we have the freedom to engage in that battle because of the brave men and women that have their lives on the line fighting for that freedom. Have…

I thank the gentleman. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of this bill as a cosponsor. It has been over 40 days, and the Democratic leadership in the Senate has failed to act on a spending plan. If our government shuts down, our troops won't…

It is time for the United States Senate to act. The Democrats in the United States Senate, the Democrat leadership in the United States Senate, have failed the American people. Last year when the Democrats controlled the House of…

Frustrations are growing as Americans are feeling real pain at the pumps. The rising gas prices are a serious strain on an economy that is beginning to show small signs of recovery. Right now, the average gas price in Mississippi is $3.50…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Madam Speaker, in a day when America has been suffering for nearly 2 years from significant unemployment, when nearly one in 10 of our neighbors is unemployed, it is our duty to do everything we can to allow these…

The Affordable Care Act will push added costs to already strapped States and will ultimately require tax increases at the State level. The overall cost to implement health reform in Mississippi is $1.7 billion over 10 years. From fiscal…