I thank the distinguished gentleman from Maryland for his leadership. We are at a fork in the road and there are two stark choices. The Democratic plan promotes progress for the many; the Republican plan promotes prosperity for the few…

There is no documented evidence that the people of Phoenix, Arizona have been ravaged subsequent to the release of these individuals, is there?

And I would like to ask unanimous consent, Mr. Chair, that an article in the Washington Post stated 'Chicago's murder rate is finally falling. Can that keep up?'

Any evidence that the people of Chicago, number 7 on the list, have been forced to endure a massive crime wave as a result of the release of detainees?

this Administration has created about 6 million private sector jobs

Any evidence of a crime wave unleashed on the people of Miami?

Any evidence that a crime wave was unleashed on the people of Phoenix, Arizona?

the sky is falling, and so we are in the midst right now of debating what many of us view as a very draconian budget

I believe in my reading of the Twenty-Second Amendment, Barack Obama is constitutionally prohibited from even running for office again

I thank my good friend, the distinguished gentleman from the Silver State, for his leadership in co-anchoring the CBC Special Order and for giving me the opportunity to lay out as best I can the contrasting visions as represented by the…

there is no evidence, as far as you know, that any single one of those individuals, more than 2,000, who was released has engaged in criminal activity subsequent to that release

I was hesitant at the very beginning of this hearing to use the word patent trolls, thinking that perhaps it was an unnecessarily aggressive expression.

I share their concern, as I think all of my colleagues do, with making sure that unnecessary or unjustified litigation doesn't stifle innovation and entrepreneurship.

Thank you, Congresswoman Lee. The economic recovery, as you pointed out, is still in an extremely fragile state. Many of those most vulnerable Americans who were adversely impacted by the recession still have not been made whole in any…

Thank you, Congressman Horsford. I think what is important, as it relates to the moment we find ourselves in right now in America, is that there are some who make the argument that the reason why the sequestration cuts perhaps were…

I thank you for highlighting some of the impacts that are going to take place in your district in Nevada. If I might ask, Madam Speaker, how much time do we have remaining on our Special Order? The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Wagner). The…

Congresswoman Christensen, thank you very much. I think it's important to emphasize a point that you just made as it relates to what we should be doing to jump-start the economy. We should be investing in the American economy, attempting…

I represent the Eighth Congressional District in New York. It was one of the districts that was hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy that struck on October 29. The people of the Eighth Congressional District--neighborhoods like Canarsie and…

Thank you, Congresswoman Fudge. I now yield to the Congresswoman from the Golden State, Congresswoman Barbara Lee from California.

Thank you, Congressman Davis, for your leadership and for your eloquence in laying out, in a very clear, concise, and articulate fashion, the problems with sequestration that we are forced now to confront here in America as a result of the…

It is my honor and my privilege to stand here today as a member of the Congressional Black Caucus to participate one more time as an anchor for the CBC Special Order today on the subject of the impact of sequestration on the American…

I want to thank the gentleman from New Jersey for pointing several things out, but particularly for making it clear that we have already made significant progress under this administration, in partnership with this side of the aisle, as we…

I also take considerable issue with the title of this hearing.

We cannot pretend that this hearing is about growing the economy or creating jobs.

Sequestration threatens to forestall economic recovery, amplifying the effects of the recession on so many Americans.