Would you describe the Bush administration as excessive in its regulatory zeal?

I agree with you absolutely. And one of the things that I think we supported, certainly on this side of the aisle, is an increased investment in first responders all across this country.

I was quite startled when I took a look at the title, 'The Obama Administration's Regulatory War on Jobs, the Economy, and America's Global Competitiveness.'

If this body does not address sequestration, American workers will face yet another hurdle to providing for their families and realizing the American dream.

If I had my people focused on important things like growing the company, we would hire more unemployed steelworkers in Baltimore City.

The Republican leadership failure will be felt nationwide, and its impact on my home state of Georgia is of grave concern to me.

Indeed, the only plan that the Majority has advanced is one that would not stem job loss, but one that would cut the programs that help the unemployed, the sick, and the poor.

This mindless austerity takes a meat-cleaver approach to cutting programs, regardless of the wisdom of doing so or the long-term costs that these cuts would create.

If the Majority was truly concerned with growing the economy, creating jobs, and protecting American competitiveness, we would have come together with a Grand Bargain of spending cuts to address the government's long-term budget deficits…

Instead, sequestration will arbitrarily take 85 billion dollars out our economy, lower our GDP, cost jobs, and harm our economic recovery and global competiveness.

We have debated these issues tirelessly. And now, instead of addressing important issues, this Do Nothing Congress is using yet another hearing in its attempt to discredit President Obama.

The American airline industry is certainly extremely critical to our economy, to our commerce, to ability to keep families together, our social network, educational infrastructure.

Thank you, Mr. Horsford. I think you hit on a very important point that should be reemphasized in the context of this debate. Every single reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act section 5 was signed into law by a Republican President…

Let me first just thank the distinguished gentleman from the Silver State, my good friend and colleague, Representative Steven Horsford, for anchoring this CBC Special Order. I also, of course, want to thank Chairwoman Marcia Fudge for the…

I now--excuse me, Mr. Speaker, I now yield to the distinguished Member from Maryland, our whip, Mr. Hoyer. (Mr. HOYER asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Would it also be fair to say that in 2008 this country confronted the worse economic crisis and collapse that we have experienced in the history of the republic with the exception of the Great Depression?

the economy, since 2009 under this administration, is moving in the right direction based on any reasonable objective economic measure, wouldn't that be correct?

I thank the gentleman from Texas. As he indicated, the time is now for us to move forward--to find common ground and to figure out how we can advance this issue in a manner that respects the security concerns that have been articulated but…

We also have a history of dealing with refugees with compassion that makes sense for who we are and what we represent, our democratic values.

we need to draw from people from all across the world. That is the premise of the diversity visa program, that that makes us stronger.

Thank you, Congressman Horsford. We have been joined by our distinguished classmate, the gentleman from Texas, Congressman Marc Veasey, who represents an extremely diverse district in the Dallas area and who has been a tremendous thought…

I thank the gentleman from New Jersey for his comments. I also want to thank the distinguished members of the CBC, including my colleague from Nevada, Congressman Horsford, for his leadership, for his eloquence, and for the facts that he…

One of the things that we hope to accomplish today as we move forward in the context of advancing this immigration reform debate is making sure that the facts surrounding the issue of immigration are well known. This is a Nation of…

I thank the gentlelady from Texas for her very pointed observations on a variety of different issues concerning the comprehensive immigration reform issue. I would just like to amplify for a moment one point that was made as it relates to…

Thank you, Congresswoman Clarke, for those very eloquent and thoughtful remarks. The Congressional Black Caucus consists of 42 members representing a variety of communities all across this great Nation. We've been joined today by two…