If we really want to fix this process, it needs to be truly bipartisan.

I have a real passion when it comes to reforming our debt ceiling. We are playing with dynamite.

the budget process is completely broken.

Pro Tempore, today, I missed rollcall vote No. 526 and No. 527 on the floor of the House of Representatives. I was in Philadelphia to be with my wife for a surgical procedure. Had I been present, I would have voted ``Present'' on rollcall…

I railed against the Republican tax cuts in 2017, which were projected and have proven out to cost $1.9 trillion.

I am very excited to welcome you back, Chairman Yarmuth. Chairman Yarmuth served as Chairman of this Committee and in Congress with great distinction and also was just a wonderful friend and someone who really was a role model for me.

Our internal divisions as a Congress, and increasingly as a country, is a massive national security threat.

Your approach--let me just say this, and I hope I don't get you in trouble--the way you approach, you are one of the most well-respected Members in the House, and that is on both sides.

The previous speaker just said that no Republican Member wants a shutdown. I have the quotes right here, which I will submit for the Record when I am done. One House Republican said: ``. . . let's shut it down.'' Another Republican…

A wise coach once said: You are your record. Well, let's look at the record. Over the last 30 years, five government shutdowns, all five took place under House Republican leadership. When Democrats were in charge of the House, those 30…

I thank my good friend from that other Commonwealth, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, for yielding. We are 9 days away--9 days and maybe call it 14 hours--from a government shutdown. It is completely unnecessary. In this Chamber just 3…

I am a believer that we can have trade agreements that are in our national security interest, but also balance the need for growth and the balance to drive good prices for American consumers, with also protecting the interests of American…