Jon L. Christensen: “as a social worker, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Rodriguez) has had a lot of experience with it as well. That is why we…”

I rise in support of H.R. 1592, the Local law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act and to oppose attempts to weaken the bill by removing certain groups from its protection. Mr. Speaker, no one knows better than a member of the…

House Resolution 401 was introduced by the gentleman from California (Mr. Thompson). It expresses the support of the House of Representatives of the goals and ideals of National Trails Day. I want to commend Representative Thompson for his…

This body passed a very good recovery package. It's important to note, as we prepare to go to conference, that most economists have warned that it would be a far greater risk to pass one that is too small and that, therefore, it would be…

I rise today for 11 million reasons--the 7 million children whose insurance will continue and the more than 4 million other children who will be insured for the first time--many of whom are children of color--with the passage of H.R. 2. I…