This is going to be one of the most pivotal weeks in the history of American public broadcasting. As early as tomorrow, we will be voting on a continuing resolution that would call for the elimination of all Federal government support for…

Thank you. I appreciate your eloquence, Congressman Chandler, your long-standing support for public broadcasting, helping us have a constructive dialogue here in Congress to make it better.

Yes. This is the first time there has been a bipartisan effort, apparently. We've had efforts before. When our Republican friends took over, there were assaults on public broadcasting, but there was ultimately strong bipartisan support…

Before I turn to my good friend from California, Congressman Farr, I just want to follow up on one point that you made, because this is vital infrastructure that connects Americans, particularly in rural and small town America, people who…

Today I voted against H. Res. 72. I am slightly puzzled about why we used floor time for a resolution that directs committees to conduct oversight, which they already have the power to do and should be doing, but I appreciate this…

This next week we are going to have a very interesting conversation here in Washington, D.C., where the zeal that some of our friends have for both an ideological agenda and an effort at trying to cut government spending wherever they can…

Today I will vote against H.R. 519. This bill would direct the United Nations to return $180 million of previously allocated credits to the United States. U.S. citizens who work at the U.N. pay taxes on their salaries-- unlike other…

I strongly oppose H.R. 359. This bill terminates the Presidential Election Campaign Fund, which provides grants and matching funds during a presidential campaign for primary candidates, general election nominees, and party conventions…

Earlier this year, I was pleased to cast a vote that would reduce the legislative appropriation as a symbol that no part of the budget should be off limits as we attempt to deal with the issues of government efficiency and deficit…

As one who is firmly in the camp of not just supporting the benefits but the necessity of government regulation, I nonetheless welcomed the President's recent op-ed in the Wall Street Journal and his executive order to review the…

You may miss it in the rhetoric, but both parties agree the current path of Medicare threatens to bankrupt the country. Some parts of America are spending twice as much per Medicare patient as we spend in Portland, Oregon, for example, but…

I thank the gentleman. People deserve a serious debate on a serious subject. Unfortunately, while serious in tone, what we are hearing from my colleagues is not serious in content. I have listened to people come to the floor repeatedly…