In New York City alone, the Republicans' cut would result in 130 million fewer meals. That is unacceptable to me, and it ought to be unacceptable to my colleagues on both sides of the aisle. The fact that it is not unacceptable tells us…

The last time we considered devastating cuts to nutrition programs, I brought messages my constituents had written on paper plates, telling stories of how much the SNAP program has helped them. I read aloud each plate's personal…

My colleagues, I am tired of this dog-and-pony-show. Yes, Members return to their districts for a few weeks, but political red meat is not what this country needs. We need a Congress with a vision for tomorrow, a vision focused on creating…

Bills don't just fall out of the sky, Mr. Speaker. They don't. They're here to meet a purpose. The purpose was to evade the committee process in regular order and to bring this bill here before we break for the summer recess, the last week…

I thank my friend and colleague and ranking member of the Ways and Means Committee for yielding me this time. I do appreciate and I don't want to call into question the motivation of how this bill came to the floor, but I find it hard to…

I thank my friend for yielding me this time. Here we are once again, wasting our constituents' time by voting on the exact same action the administration has already taken. Apparently, we must vote yet again to dismantle important parts of…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 221, nays 207, not voting 4, as follows: [Roll No. 142]…

I have reservations about the constitutionality of this amendment. What I will say is I would gladly give my pay if it meant that these guys don't get paid. I will give my salaries to the defenders of this country, the men and women who…

The 113th Congress has been in session for over 100 days; and so far, the majority has attacked worker protections, slashed important job-training programs, and has created one manufactured fiscal cliff after another. This is the last week…

Good day, Mr. Speaker. Good day, my colleagues--or as my Republican colleagues would say, bonjour. Today, we're considering the Republican budget, which is a plan modeled after European-style austerity measures. In plain English, it is…

I thank my friend and colleague from Detroit, Michigan, for yielding me this time. Madam Speaker, it has been over 500 days since the Violence Against Women Act expired--500 days--and every day that has passed without a vote, my colleagues…

Starting Friday, careless and devastating across-the- board spending cuts will hit America's economy and stifle our recovery. But the only thing my colleagues on the other side of the aisle can say is: It's about time. Do we need to…