Mr. Speaker, it has now been more than 2 months since mindless sequestration across-the-board cuts were enacted, crippling so many important services and benefits that Americans rely on, such as Social Security processing at Social…

I thank the gentleman for yielding and ask unanimous consent to insert my statement in the Record opposing the GOP's shameful Mother's Day gift--more work and less pay for working moms. Happy Mother's Day. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there…

I thank the gentleman. Still, so many Americans are out of work that employers can get away with giving no raises at all. America is supposed to be about opportunity for all, not just the few. We're supposed to be about fair pay for hard…

I thank Congressman Polis for yielding time and rise against the rule and the underlying bill, H.R. 1406, the More Work for Less Pay Act. Congress should protect workers' wages and overtime rights, not undermine them. USA Today reported…

Mr. Speaker, today I rise in remembrance and to honor our dear friend and former colleague, Congressman Charlie Wilson of Ohio. On Sunday, we learned that Congressman Charlie Wilson passed away from complications from an operation…

I thank Congressmen Polis, a leader on these issues, for yielding me time. I rise, Mr. Speaker, in opposition to the rule and the underlying bill, which would prevent the National Labor Relations Board from doing its job. The NLRB is…

Mr. Speaker, I rise tonight to speak against any proposed reduction in earned Social Security benefits through the so-called chained CPI calculation. No issue better focuses the interests of the senior citizens of our country versus the…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in reluctant support of this continuing resolution. The action we are taking today will restore some semblance of regular order. The CR, with the inclusion of 5 of the individual bills, is preferable to no…

I am deeply concerned by what I know of the cost overruns and schedule slips of the Department on its major construction projects.

I think that that is something to also consider as one looks at ways of solving this problem geographically.

Whether or not we ever build another nuclear facility in this country, or another nuclear weapon, we have this challenge of spent fuel.