Middle class families are the backbone of our economy, and that is why we should not wait any longer to vote on extending tax cuts for these middle class families. There is near universal agreement to extend these cuts. There is also…

As you know, Speaker Pelosi gaveled in the 110th Congress on behalf of America's children. Today I am proud to say the House will consider this bipartisan bill to protect our children in youth sports. As cochair of the Congressional Brain…

I support the rule. It's taken far too long to overcome the obstruction to this bill. This obstruction has impeded $30 billion in credit for small businesses. The credit squeeze has been one of the largest obstacles they are facing today…

This Congress has done more for small businesses than others in years. Billions in tax cuts. We funded the SBA, payroll tax holidays, incentives for capital investments, depreciation, on and on. Nine specific tax cuts. Tax and spend? No…

As a former mayor, Mr. Speaker, I understand that a strong water infrastructure is essential. Municipalities don't have the money. This portion of the legislation aims to repair our crumbling water infrastructure, while leveraging private…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My friends from both sides of the aisle, many people responded on 9/ 11, a lot of folks from New Jersey. They were put into a situation which they did not ask for, did not pray for. These brave people deserve to be…

I will make my comments directly to the Chair, Mr. Speaker. We have short memories here. Ten years is a long time to remember, I will admit that, but it took the last administration in 2001 and in 2002--the first 2 years of that…

At the end of the day, the United States is the most open, accessible, and dynamic market in the world. We hold our trading partners, hopefully, to the same standard. We must tackle our trade deficit head-on so that United States…

I want to agree with the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Davis), but there's a catch here. In the last 6 months, we have gained 136,000 manufacturing jobs, private jobs. It's one of the few pluses that we can refer to. So there is hope for…

We cannot continue down this path. Our trade deficit is unsustainable. We must begin to tackle it if we want to create jobs here in the United States and remain a prosperous country in the future. There's no silver bullet out there that…

As the gentlewoman from California is not here yet, who is the primary sponsor of this legislation, I rise in support of House Concurrent Resolution 275. I want to commend both Mr. Polis and Mr. Petri for their very succinct words. I know…

In fact, the Sunlight Foundation, which is no stranger to criticizing this Congress on earmarks, has called this bill ``transparency done right.'' I rest my case. Let's pass this legislation. Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore The…