Rob Andrews

I thank my friend for yielding. Seventy-eight days ago, a tremendous force of fury hit the northeastern region of the United States. Today we make an act of national interest. This is not an act of excess or an act of charity. For those…

The delay in helping the victims of Hurricane Sandy is obviously inexcusable and unjust, but it's equally obvious that the time has come to do what we can to help solve the problem. That's why I'm for the passage of this bill today. It…

We're here this morning for the fellow citizens who didn't put up a Christmas tree or light a menorah or celebrate their holiday at home this year because they have no home. We're here for the boardwalk merchants who are not going to be…

The Republican majority needs to do what Americans do every day in labor negotiations and real estate offices and other places around this country, and that's to negotiate rather than simply restate their position. The President asked for…

Thank you for beginning our gathering with the appropriate memorial to those who suffered such a loss in Connecticut and across the country.

Ten million Americans benefit from a system that has served this country for many decades very well.

retirement security is an issue of great importance to millions of Americans, including me, so I thank you for having this hearing on the challenges facing multiemployer pension plans.

Thank you, Mr. Gotbaum. When do you think we would have results about 2012?

I thank my friend for yielding. I am immensely proud of the service and sacrifice of our men and women in Afghanistan. They have done a great job in defending our country, and our hearts go out to all of them who are serving, or who have…

I thank my friend. If we don't do this, 19 days from today 98 percent of the American people--really 100 percent of the American people--get a tax increase. They have more taken out of their checks. It will hurt shoppers in the stores…

There's a lot of disagreement about the future of our country. There's disagreement over how to handle spending--what should be cut, what should be reduced, what should be increased. There's disagreement over how much and when to raise the…

I thank my friend for yielding. Ladies and gentlemen of the House, this resolution repeals a rule that doesn't exist and ignores some problems that really do exist. The policy from the Department of Health and Human Services says this: if…

I thank my friend for yielding. Mr. Speaker, 102 days from today, every American who pays income taxes will face a substantial tax increase; 102 days from now, the estate plans of small business people will be blown asunder because of the…

I completely agree. Uniformity of treatment on that----

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Chairwoman Foxx. And, colleagues, good morning.

If the Congress doesn't address some huge fiscal issues confronting the country very soon, it may well cause a downgrade in the country's credit rating.

I thank the chairlady from Florida and my friend from California for recognizing some grave and serious points. First, they recognize that on the 11th of September of 2001, 19 people armed with airplane tickets and box cutters wreaked…

The Democratic bill preserves these tax rules for working families, including members of the military; the Republican bill does not. So I would urge my friends on both sides of the aisle to do the following: Let's oppose the rule that's on…

I thank my friend for yielding. Madam Speaker, Americans who served on the school board or a parents council or the board of trustees, their fire company, that have ever had a dispute about what to do know that one of the ways to resolve…

If the gentleman would yield, my understanding is it was in the fourth paragraph of the bill.

I would assume that that flows from the fact that people didn't read the bill, because we debated yesterday for most of the day on a bill that erroneously said ``regulations can't take effect until unemployment hits 94 percent.'' The…

I thank the gentleman and the gentlelady. If I could speak on the gentleman's reservation, obviously there is no nefarious intent. There's no question about that. I would like the House to understand where we are procedurally. It's my…

I thank my friend for yielding. I agree completely with the gentlelady that human mistakes are made, but that is not what this is about. And certainly the House should review----

We are responsible for directly overseeing the effective and efficient performance of the Board.

I mean, you spoke movingly about your devotion to secret ballot. Would you have a secret ballot in that circumstance?