Madam Speaker, my hope is that tonight we will do what is right for the Republic and pass a responsible measure dealing with spending and our debt. But there's another cliff tonight at midnight that should concern the millions of…

Madam Speaker, in view of what has happened in Newtown, Connecticut, it is important to place on the Record the fact that our Nation has been experiencing the largest reduction in State mental health services of this generation. According…

Mr. Speaker, in our continuing efforts to turn the tragic events at Newtown to high purpose, I include in the Record today two articles from the USA Today newspaper, one entitled, ``A Boy Lost in the Shadows,'' and another, ``Newtown Puts…

Mr. Speaker, I would like to rise in support of my dear colleagues from Connecticut and throughout our Nation in extending deepest sympathy and affection to the people of Newtown, Connecticut, as they bear the pain of human loss in the…

Mr. Speaker, as a Representative from Ohio, a State that borders Michigan, I rise to stand in solidarity with the workers of Michigan. Many Ohioans I represent actually drive to work in Michigan. And due to the high-handed actions of…

I thank you very much, Congressman Tiberi, for spearheading this Special Order to honor those in our delegation who have served with us so honorably these many years. I was reflecting and listening to our colleagues that, with the…

For decades, America's trade policy has been broken. When Congress granted permanent normal trade relations to China, those of us in Congress who opposed the deal were promised that U.S. businesses would be treated fairly in China. Well…

Congressman Garamendi, I want to say I'm just so privileged to join three such dedicated Members whose States have been wise enough to send them here to Washington. Obviously Congressman Garamendi from northern California and Congressman…

Well, you know, there's the St. Lawrence Seaway that kind of connects it all as it flows into the Atlantic Ocean. But I wanted say, you know, many of us, all of us have come through very difficult campaigns in this political year of 2012…

I thank you, Congressman Garamendi. I am really listening carefully to what Congressman Tonko and Congressman Higgins have been saying this evening and thinking about what's going on in Ohio, the northern band of Ohio, from Toledo through…

Thank you. I wanted to tie together Congressman Higgins' ideas on the Helmets to Hardhats, a program that I have supported, and commend him for his leadership on that, and also Congressman Tonko for the efforts that he's made in suggesting…