Today is the last day on Capitol Hill for Janine Benner, my deputy chief of staff. Janine and her husband, Greg Dotson, a key member of the Commerce Committee, are a true Capitol Hill power couple--not the type that you see in the society…

The floor of this House has been the scene of many heated exchanges of late--the shutdown controversy around the Affordable Care Act and budget differences--but in the midst of some real tension and frustration, there was a bright spot…

This is day two of the Republican shutdown, holding America hostage. The stated objective of their fury is what they feel to be the ``unconstitutional'' Affordable Care Act that will wreck the economy and destroy health care in America…

One of the cornerstones of my lifetime of public service has been to work on bipartisanship. I have a long record of working with Republican Governors and Senators back home in Oregon. Here in Congress, every major initiative I've advanced…

As we approach the government shutdown Republicans manufactured by sending a proposal to the Senate they know is unacceptable and is not workable, there is an opportunity for Republican colleagues to show that they are serious and not…

We are here in the Capitol awaiting a decision by the Republicans in the House about the next step to deal with the fiscal crisis they have created. It is not really that complicated. The Monday deadline approaches to continue the…

It is interesting listening to the parade of horribles recounted on the floor of the House today; but as a practical matter, in States like mine, in Oregon, people are going to get better coverage at lower costs--and California, New York…

In 2007, I introduced the first legislation to help the Iraqi and Afghan nationals that helped Americans in those countries to get them to safety in the United States. These are the people who were interpreters, guides, and drivers--people…

For the past 5 years, I have been working to try and help keep the promise we made to Iraqis and Afghans who helped our soldiers in those battles that we will protect them as we leave. Because they helped America, their lives are in great…

I appreciate the gentlewoman's courtesy, as I appreciate, actually, the hard work of the Appropriations Committee that has been placed in an impossible situation. We still have pending the T-HUD bill. If people were serious about cutting…

As the House Republicans prepare to shut down the government and threaten the global economy with debt ceiling blackmail, it's ironic that they refuse to allow their Members to vote on their own spending bills. They even refused to allow a…

I strongly oppose this misguided attempt to cut almost $40 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. I do not believe that depriving between 4 and 6 million Americans, and 105,000 Oregonians, of access to food will change…