I thank both of you gentleman for joining me, Mr. Davis and Mr. Conaway, for your thoughts tonight. You pointed out rightfully so that the government doesn't create jobs, the government doesn't create wealth, it is people out in America…

This tax increase that is going to occur is going to have a ripple effect throughout the economy. There are those on the other side that think they are going to punish the oil companies. They are not. Plain and simple, it is going to…

I agree with you the American people didn't vote for a change of this economy. They didn't vote for a change to increase taxes. We are in deficit not because we tax too much; it is because we spend too much. You know, our colleagues from…

It is the equivalent, it is one thing if you own a business to have more sales; but what we do, you raise the price, and when you are in business and in trouble and in deficit, you can't just go out and say, oh, I am going to raise the…

That is a great point. It is great to have people like you in Congress to bring that common sense and know what it is like, and what really happens when prices go up and taxes go up and the response you get from people. You also mentioned…

As you know, as an accountant, anybody that has been in business, two sides to the income statements, there is revenues and costs. Costs are important. You have to control your costs. You can't spend more than you bring in. Of course, we…

Over the last 4 or 5 years, 6 years since I have been in Congress, I haven't seen a budget proposal by the other side that hasn't increased spending significantly, and there are some estimates that in these first 100 hours the proposals…

And that is what small business in America has been doing over the last couple of decades. That is where most of the jobs are created in this country, in small business by that plumber or that person who has an idea that works hard and…

It is certainly an honor to be here on the House floor, and it is a great opportunity to follow the Blue Dogs tonight, that coalition on the Democratic side that are talking about fiscal responsibility, because that is what I want to also…

I want to just talk about a real world experience. There is a family, Mr. and Mrs. Smith living in my hometown of Hollidaysburg or maybe even Youngstown, Ohio, or a small town in Florida or California; that person, Mr. and Mrs. Smith…

I am very concerned. As you mentioned, they changed the rules. We had the rules in place where we had to have a three-fifths majority to pass tax increases. They have reduced that to a simple majority. That obviously means they need only…

But I would ask the gentleman at some point to talk about cash flow and the difference between profit and cash because that is an awakening process.

It is discouraging to see the Blue Dogs here tonight. I think most of them, if not every single one of them, voted for that program. They were talking about fiscal responsibility tonight; they have no idea how much it is going to cost. It…

H.R. 1556, introduced by Representative Lacy Clay, designates a parcel of land located on the site of the Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri as the Clyde S. Cahill Memorial Park. The bill honors Judge Clyde…

H.R. 2322, introduced by Representative Lloyd Doggett, designates the Federal building located in McAllen, Texas, as the Kika de la Garza Federal Building. The bill honors former Congressman Kika de la Garza from Texas, who served in the…

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 6051, introduced by my good friend, Representative Tim Ryan of Ohio, designates the Federal Building and Courthouse located in Akron, Ohio, as the John F. Seiberling Federal Building and United States Courthouse. John…

I have great concern if we do not reauthorize this and get it to the President's desk that we, in fact, could sunset and terminate this program. That is something that I am not willing to take the risk on. I want to remind my colleagues…

H.R. 4653 repeals a 20-year-old prohibition on the use of certain Federal transit funds to tunnel in the San Fernando Valley area west of Los Angeles. In 1985, an explosion of naturally occurring methane gas blew up a department store in…

I rise in solemn support of this resolution Five years after worst terror attack in U.S. history, the American people's steadfast support for the families and victims of 9/11 is a symbol of the perseverance that we, as a country, have…

I thank the gentleman, and, Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 5013, to help ensure the American people retain their rights to defend their families and property during the chaos which may follow during a disaster. I also…

in a letter to a friend, Benjamin Franklin wrote that ``In this world, nothing is certain but death and taxes.'' The two will soon go hand in hand unless Congress acts to fully and permanently repeal the Death Tax. After a lifetime of…

I want to first rise tonight to thank the men and women of our military for their efforts in Iraq, in Afghanistan and other places around the world in the war on terror. Their sacrifice, their families' sacrifice, has value and will never…

I appreciate the gentleman working on this, and just to let the gentleman know, I have a Henry Clay Township in Pennsylvania, which happens to be in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, so Pennsylvania and Kentucky have more in common than one…

I want to talk about a special aspect of a subject that has been in our news a great deal lately, emergency preparedness. As a member of the Select Katrina Committee and as chairman of the subcommittee overseeing FEMA, I know that it is…

I rise today because America's immigration problem has grown to be even more alarming to me than it was just 2 weeks ago. Three men were killed in Altoona, Pennsylvania, by an illegal alien who should have been deported years ago. Miguel…