Heath Shuler: “There is a reason so much of our recovery effort has focused on small business. It is simple reality--jobs.”

American small businesses supply goods and services throughout the world. These businesses have led the way in providing innovative solutions to private and public sector challenges. When Federal agencies spend taxpayers' funds, they…

Mr. Chairman, as water bills continue to rise larger, in the rural communities throughout the country home water bills have increased faster than the rate of inflation. Over 50,000 community water systems serve populations under 10,000. In…

Expanding E-Verify--even as part of a broader immigration reform effort--without ensuring that proper safeguards are in place, is just one more way in which E-Verify would not benefit American workers.

I rise today to support H. Res. 1219, supporting and honoring the ideals of Flag Day. The American flag represents the freedom and democratic ideals of this nation and the brave Americans who have defended these ideals throughout our…