Campaign fundraising and spending is way out of control. We need a constitutional amendment to fix it. The American people have to help this Congress, because it will not do it by itself. Many years ago, Will Rogers, whose statue sits just…

I would like to place on the record that David Obey is an honest man and that he served the people of his district admirably all these years. He has been a phenomenal husband, as I know his wife agrees, and has been a very, very good…

Thank you very much to my dear colleague, Congressman Capuano of Massachusetts, for yielding me this time in support of moving today H.R. 5510, the Aiding Those Facing Foreclosure Act, which merely allows technical clarification language…

I want to thank the distinguished chairman of the committee, my friend, Howard Berman, for yielding me this minute to use this resolution in recognition of Ambassador Richard Holbrooke as a moment to extend the deepest condolences from the…

I regretfully oppose the rule and will oppose the bill. And the most important reason is that this bill will not translate into job creation in the United States of America. All it does is put our taxpayers on the hook for another trillion…

Please allow me to explain what happens when flawed free trade agreements are implemented and outsource more U.S. jobs. Our Nation has not had balanced trade accounts for over 25 years. In fact, every time we sign one of these so-called…

I want to thank Chairman Brady for his leadership and the expeditious manner in which his committee dealt with this bill. I thank him for his leadership on jobs in America all the time. I ask my colleagues to support H.R. 2039 when it…

I offer this amendment on behalf of myself and other Members, including Mr. Dennis Cardoza of California and Mr. Jim Costa of California, as a way to awaken HUD from its cavalier slumber. Essentially what we do is we take away HUD's travel…

When you start wondering where all the jobs in America have gone, just read the labels on what you buy. You will know the answer. What's happened to the proud logo, ``Made in America''? Our jobs have gotten shipped out by the millions and…

In fact, there was a billboard that was put up, paid for by anonymous donors in Ohio, that read as follows: Recession. Your self-worth is more important than your net worth. And what is happening around States like ours where the…

If the gentlelady would yield one second, there is one figure I could put on the record, that is, during the first 18 months of the Obama administration, we have already created more jobs than in the entire 8 years of the Bush…

I rise in strong support of this bill, which is long overdue because of the delays in the other Chamber. All the economic studies show that in fact direct consumer spending that results from the expenditure of unemployment checks on…