On the vote for H. Con. Res. 35 and H. Con. Res. 36, I am not recorded because I was absent. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' ____________________

We need to work together to change America, to stop borrowing so much money and jeopardizing the future of our country. We agree on that. But it's important that we understand that it's not the way to do that to end Medicare, and here is…

As we meet this morning, the top priority of the American people continues to be the jobs crisis in our country. There are too many people out of work and too many people worried that they are next. Last week, the welcome news came that…

Mr. Dicks has the right idea. What we ought to vote on today is a 1-week extension that's clean, that just gets that done and keeps everybody going in the government, including the military, and then we should resolve our differences. I…

On rollcall No. 229 on a motion to adjourn, I am not recorded because I was absent. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.'' Mr. Speaker on rollcall No. 230 on ordering the previous question (H.R. 910), I am not recorded because I…

For those of us who've known John for a long time and who have loved and cherished him, this is a very tragic and difficult occasion. I hope that Shelley and his boys know, in the depths of their grief, the breadth of love and respect for…

As the week ends, there is the welcomed news that American employers added 216,000 jobs. But this is still a night for 15 million people where they didn't get one of those jobs, and it is going to be another sleepless night, another Friday…

I think that we need to reiterate that we just had a very principled statement from the gentleman from Texas, and I think we have a chance to rise above the normal partisanship. The gentleman from Texas on the majority side just said he…

I thank my friend, and I thank him for his passion. I thought I heard the gentleman say a minute ago that every job created in the public sector sucks away money that could create a private sector job. Did the gentleman say that?

Well, if the gentleman will yield, I would ask him if he would apply that definition to our people in the military.

Would the gentleman say that people who are FBI or DEA agents are sucking money out of the Treasury that could be used for private sector jobs?

I thank my friend from South Carolina. Madam Speaker, there was some good news today, finally, that 214,000 Americans went to work last month. That is not nearly good enough. There is a lot more work to do. One of the ways to do that work…