That means that the people of Texas pay, the people of New Jersey pay, the people of California pay. In essence, everyone pays for those who don't have insurance. Let's get straight on this. We can't afford this, and we must reject repeal.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. There is not one Member of Congress in these distinguished Halls that has not been called upon to help a constituent who has been threatened to have their insurance taken away from them. Whether it was…

I rise with all of my colleagues here to honor the victims of the tragedy in Tuscon and to speak of our great colleague Gabby Giffords. We are all encouraged by the signs of recovery that Gabby is showing every day she has been in the…

Section 7: ``All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with amendments as on other bills.''

I am proud to say that we are finally doing the right thing to support our heroes from 9/11. The agreement we have here today is much less than we originally hoped for--but more than four and a half years after the death of NYPD Det. James…

Our families are hanging by threads-- literally--as we debate this tonight. We know the economic wreckage that occurred between 2001 and 2008. Double unemployment, flat wages, and unbridled greed. We didn't do a very good job in correcting…

One of the most important reforms expands eligibility to all workers whose jobs have been moved overseas, not just for those jobs that were lost to our free trade partners. If we allow this provision to expire, workers whose jobs have been…

The issue we come here to address today is not a Democratic or a Republican problem, but one facing each and every one of our nation's seniors in the Social Security program. Despite any political rhetoric, the lack of a Cost-of-Living…

I have heard in the last few moments about trickle-down economics--you know, here we go again--and I heard the quote of what works and what doesn't work. Let me tell you what doesn't work. If you look back just a few years ago, in 2000, we…

Today I rise to address the elephant in the room--the expiration of the tax rates that will occur 31 days from now. We all agree that it is imperative that we work together to provide America's working-class families with tax relief as…

I want to thank Chairman Levin for bringing this bill to the floor today, as well as the sponsors of this legislation, Mr. Ryan and Mr. Johnson for working in a bipartisan way on behalf of America's workers and manufacturers. In the Ways…

Many folks from New Jersey, both first responders and workers, went to New York after this tragedy. There is no question that, when you look at the records, that there were people from all 50 States in Lower Manhattan on 9/11 and after…