Had I been present, I would have voted ``Yea'' on rollcall No. 694, ``Yea'' on rollcall No. 695, ``Nay'' on rollcall No. 696, ``Yea'' on rollcall No. 697, and ``Yea'' on rollcall No. 698. ____________________

Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 650, ``yea'' on rollcall No. 651, and ``nay'' on rollcall No. 652. ____________________

I join my colleagues today to offer my tribute on behalf of my predecessor, mentor, and most importantly my friend, the late Congressman Ralph Regula. We not only had the chance to share the same district but we celebrated the same…

Today I want to congratulate my colleague, my friend, and fellow Buckeye, Congressman Steve Stivers, on his promotion to brigadier general. I am thankful to be joined by my colleagues in the House and our Senators, Senator Brown and…

I thank Chairman Sam Johnson of Texas for his work on this important resolution and his many years of service to our country. Mr. Speaker, in the final weeks of President Obama's final term, the Social Security Administration finalized a…

In the waning days of his Presidency, the Obama administration finalized the stream buffer rule, a final parting shot at the coal industry on his way out the door. Not once did the Office of Surface Mining visit and assess the economic…

Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 621. (By unanimous consent, Mr. McCarthy was allowed to speak out of order.) Legislative Program Mr. McCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to inform my colleagues that, upon…

I was unavoidably detained on rollcalls 590 and 591. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 590 and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 591. ____________________

I thank Chairman Johnson for his leadership on the Subcommittee on Social Security and for his leadership on this legislation. Identity theft is an issue that has become all too prevalent in recent years. In fact, the Federal Trade…

It is not too often I come to the floor to oppose an amendment, especially at this late hour; but when I was sworn in as a Member of Congress, I took an oath to defend and uphold the Constitution. I have grave concerns that this amendment…

I again want to thank my colleague, Mr. Lewis, for his work with me and this legislation. I also truly want to thank Mr. Pascrell. As he said, I hope it is a sign of things to come, where we can work together on important issues that face…