Carol Shea-Porter

Today we stood up again for a moment of silence because there was violence in schools, and we know this has happened repeatedly since Newtown. These families are waiting for us to do something. They are waiting for Congress to do…

I think Congress has put all of you in a very, very difficult position and that we simply cannot have it both ways.

I find this breaking a social contract.

And let me say, I started off very prejudiced, having been a military spouse, and my father-in-law ran the commissary. So, you know, I am starting off in a position of actually knowing what this means to families.

The Supreme Court's conservative majority has decided the very wealthiest Americans should now be allowed to have even more influence in politics to advance their personal or political or business agendas. The Court has allowed even more…

I think the American public would be really interested to hear that what we are actually talking about, ultimately, is it OK to dump mining waste within 100 feet of a stream.

And so to turn around and try to shift the blame and the responsibility is stunning.

Now, the reason the government was shut down was not because they had a problem with the parks. It wasn't anything else that they were worried about.

I can't imagine that there's anybody who works in a national park or dedicates his or her life to serving the public, that anyone would say, oh, let's close it during their busiest season.

The attack on you, Director, I--I apologize. It's as ugly as I have seen.

We shouldn't be sitting here acting shocked that closing the parks was part of closing the government.

I hope and I wish that the concern for the national parks and the people continues after this.

They deserve to know their paycheck will be there and they can count on us. And so far we have failed them.

The men and women who go there and serve this country every day deserve better than what they are seeing.

I think we are in danger of losing those wonderful, highly skilled professionals... because of the furlough and then the anticipation of a government shutdown.

I have concerns about what we are saying openly and letting people know, and I am amazed that probably more people abroad and our enemies know the impact more than the Members of Congress.

I do believe the intelligence, but I also am concerned that we are going to swap chaos for chaos.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 34, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $4,500,000) (increased by $4,500,000)''…

I just want to urge all of you to make sure that when you move these women into these combat roles, that we don't make the mistake of isolating them.

I am struck by the silence of the world at large and wondering if they are showing good judgment.

If we don't know what we are doing here in Syria, which is now we are in the third year, it is really an indictment of, to some extent, the administration, to some extent, frankly, the leadership of the CIA.

Education is the key to prosperity in this country. Families know that. That's why they save up for college for their students, but the cost of college has become so expensive that they've had to borrow money. The interest rates now are…

I just want to see us address that and address the economic disaster that our fishermen are experiencing.

Our industry is being absolutely decimated, as I know you are all aware.

H.R. 1410 keeps the promises that the tribes of Arizona made to the State of Arizona and the voters of Arizona that there would be no additional casinos for the duration of the negotiated and voter approved tribal-State gaming compacts.