Edolphus Towns: “Madam Speaker, I rise today as a proud New Yorker to call upon this resolution honoring the New York Yankees.”

We need a government that can partner with companies to make sure they do a better job protecting the information they demand of consumers.

I look forward to working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to address these barriers to job growth and economic independence.

when I walk the streets in my district and I listen to the people that are losing their homes, and then you look at these salaries, one would say, wait a minute, why don't we take these salaries and save a whole block.

As the ranks of the unemployed continue to swell, all eyes have been focused on the plight of the middle-income working Americans. Many of their fortunes have changed dramatically for the worse. Many have lost their homes to foreclosure…