Joe Morelle: “When there has been an unwillingness to cut funding from critical programs that benefit students and taxpayers.”

I was remiss earlier. I want to remind my colleague, Mr. Roy, that an estimated 150,000 women in his district have a different name on their birth certificate than on their photo ID, and 336,000 residents of Texas' 2lst District lack a…

In closing, Madam Speaker, I thank the people who have spoken here on an idea whose time has more than come. I think this is the appropriate way, and particularly, as Ms. Houlahan says, in recognition of our 250th anniversary upcoming…

Very, very thoughtful, because in the next several days, if they haven’t already, Americans are going to start getting their health insurance premium bills.

Allowing the buildings we work in to deteriorate around us is a fitting illustration of the broader failure to strengthen and sustain Congress’ Article 1 powers under the Constitution.