Robert Pittenger: “Yes, the reality is that this recovery is the most dismal, slow, tepid recovery we have ever had from a recession in…”

I thank the chairman for his leadership, and I thank Congressman McHenry, also. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to just, regretfully, say that this ruling, Madden v. Midland, is just another layer of Big Brother, a misguided ruling by some…

I thank the gentleman for his leadership and for providing this opportunity tonight for us to highlight the significance and the importance of this tax bill for the American people. Mr. Speaker, when I lived in Washington, D.C., in 1980…

I recognize the impediments that have been placed upon the banking industry today--in North Carolina alone we have lost 40 percent of our banks--and truly restricting credit and capital, particularly in the rural communities which I serve.

I thank Congressman Lamborn so much for his leadership on this. What an inspiring evening. Mr. Speaker, as a little boy, I was taught that little song: ``Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.'' Now, I am no Cliff…