It was 50 years ago that then-President Lyndon Johnson declared a war on poverty. I rise today to join my colleagues in recognizing the 50th anniversary of this declaration, this promise that America will be a better place for the…

My good friend from Louisiana would continue to have you believe that only right-wing and conservative groups were being investigated when in fact he knows and we know that it went well beyond that. There were progressive groups who were…

Obviously my Republican colleagues don't want to talk about their radical Republican tax bill. I understand. I know why, because it is an actual bill on the American taxpaying public, a bill that would tax Social Security and would…

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, we have all heard the outrage and the innuendos from my Republican colleagues and their chief mouthpiece, FOX News. The facts should show this is…

The only threat, Mr. Speaker, to the freedoms of Americans is not the bill we are discussing on the floor today but the bill that was announced this afternoon, the Tax Reform Act of 2014--the freedom of Americans to purchase their first…

I just want to remind the gentleman from Ohio that this tax bill, know as the Tax Reform Act of 2014, which was made public today, will be a sucker punch to the guts of families who live in higher tax States, like Illinois, Wisconsin…

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining on both sides, for housekeeping purposes? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New York has 22 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Louisiana has 21\1/2\ minutes remaining.

How much time is left on both sides? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New York has 4\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Louisiana has 11\1/2\ minutes remaining.

The alleged wrongdoing we have all seen in the media, including people claiming fake ailments due to September 11th to Social Security disability payments, it sickens me to say the least.

I am concerned that many on the far, far right in terms of the Tea Party aspect are again using this as an opportunity to attack our Government itself.

Social Security is a bedrock principle of America and we must do everything we can to protect and strengthen the program for future generations.

Congress must stop the attacks on Social Security, including the over $1.2 billion in cuts that many of my Republican colleagues put forward.