We are gathered here this afternoon to show respect and affection for our beloved colleague, Gabby Giffords, to mourn the dead, and to provide support for those wounded in body and in spirit. We also have a special responsibility here this…

There are 15 million Americans unemployed as we meet this morning. They do not want us to play politics with health care; they want us to work together to create jobs. There is a job killer loose in America. The job killer is unfair trade…

I think the gentleman, Mr. Speaker, aptly points out, the majority promised accountability but they are delivering hypocrisy. They said that their number one goal would be job creation. There is not a bill, not a word, not an idea about…

The question that will be before the ladies and gentlemen of the House on this rules package is: Do you want to honor the commitment to reduce the deficit or abandon it? The rules plan permits an abandonment of the promise to reduce the…

I want to first associate myself with the remarks from my friend Mr. Conaway and the work we had the chance to do together on acquisition reform. And I'm so proud to cast this vote for a bill that's so aptly named after Ike Skelton. The…

For many Americans, tonight their urgent priority is to find a job. It should be our urgent priority to create those jobs for those Americans. I support this imperfect bill because I believe it will help create those jobs. I think a tax…

In considering their position on this bill, Members should listen to echoes of the past, leaders of the present, and consider some of the voices that have been silenced. In the past, we heard: If we should end this policy, it would be a…

The Senate unanimously passed this bill. Unanimously. I think I understand why, because they understood what I hope we understand today is the choice that is in front of the country. You can understand that choice by thinking about where…

I think when we have a policy that says if the other side doesn't follow the rules, you just ignore it, I think that's crazy. If you have a policy that says if the Chinese manipulate their currency and make it easy to fill the shelves at…

I think if we went into any shopping mall or restaurant in America today and asked people who aren't in politics, What would you like to see us do to help put people back to work?, they would say, Well, small businesses create three out of…

The issue before the House today is whether or not 2.5 million Americans, whose unemployment benefits have expired or are about to expire, should get extensions. I emphatically believe that they should. Now, the argument that we have heard…

I don't understand a philosophy that says that you have to offset and pay for help to a person who cleans office buildings, but by no means do you have to offset a tax break for a person who owns the building.