People ought to be paid for their service.

Madam Speaker, addressing our debt is a critical long- term goal, but it's not our immediate problem. Right now, our immediate problem is high unemployment, and our economy needs efforts to spur job growth. The expiration of the Bush-era…

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the FISA Amendments Act of 2012. If we had had an opportunity to evaluate this law based on experience with it, and to consider some amendments and alternatives, this opposition…

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the right of States to have official English laws.

Israel has two official languages, English and--I am sorry, Hebrew and Arabic.

These proposals divide us by sending a clear message that no one is welcome here until and unless they are fluent in English.

We need look no further than experience in Iowa to confirm that this fear is not unfounded.

Having already spent an extraordinary amount of Committee time and resources in an effort to roll back the civil rights of women, persons with disabilities, gay and lesbian Americans, and other minorities...

A desirable end cannot be promoted by prohibited means.

Our communities work because we have mutual respect for each other, our different religions, traditions, cultures, and languages.

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the D.C. Abortion Ban Act. This legislation is a flagrantly unconstitutional attack on the right of women to make the most fundamental decisions about their lives and their…