I want to thank the ranking member from California (Mr. Farr) for his hard work and Mr. Kingston, the chairman from Georgia, for bringing this bill before us today. And I am really sorry I can't support it. At a time of such instability in…

In sum, this bill falls far short of what America needs. I mentioned the nutrition programs, and their serious underfunding affecting seniors, children and women across our Nation. I want to thank the chairman for accepting an amendment to…

Rugged individualism. Oh, am I glad the gentleman brought that up. Rugged individualism produces a heartless bill like this. Now, if you look back to why we're in the dumpster economically, go back to the 1990s. Read Alan Greenspan, a…

I move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the gentlewoman's striking the last word a second time?

In 2008, gas prices that rose above $4 a gallon triggered the Wall Street meltdown and housing crisis that continue to plague our country. We're in the same boat today again with gas prices going over $4 a gallon, so be prepared. I rise…

I wish to add my voice to our colleagues paying tribute to law enforcement officers around our country. Dozens and dozens and dozens have died in the line of duty. And to them, to their families, and to their colleagues, we are eternally…

Jobs need to be America's number one priority. When people go back to work, it seems fairly obvious that we'll not only balance family budgets, but we'll be able to balance America's budget. They're tied together. But for some reason, too…

I thank the gentleman from Maryland for yielding. Mr. Chairman, the best way to balance any budget for our country is to get everyone back to work who wants to work. The President's bipartisan fiscal commission also shows any responsible…

For the sake of this institution and our Republic, I hope a final vote on this CR can end the slow, sad, and silly process we have endured. I will not be able to support the bill because it really is a bill that will cost jobs, not create…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Now, Madam Speaker, here ends the slow, sad, and silly fiscal year 2011 appropriations process. It ends on a day when unemployment claims are going up, not down, when gas prices are rising and when food…

I thank our distinguished ranking member, Mr. Dicks, for yielding me this time. Madam Speaker, in our tender economy, where job creation should be our top priority, this flawed legislation moves us backwards. It gives no confidence to the…

Let me ask Congress, where are you? America's trade policy is operating as if we were still in the last century instead of the 21st. Time and again, this Congress keeps failing to grasp reality and learn from past failures. Instead…