The two key takeaways from the debate today are, number one, there is nobody in this Chamber--nobody, Republican, Democrat--nobody in the Senate on the other side--Republican, Democrat, Independent--nobody believes that a 2-month fix is…

For every $1 billion we spend on wastewater infrastructure, we can create approximately 28,000 jobs in communities across America.

I thank the gentleman, my friend from Tennessee, and I especially thank the gentleman from Texas for his kind words. There are other things that are more important than this--our friends in the American Legion would be the first to…

I spoke in favor of repealing the 3 percent withholding provision when it passed the House just last month, and I am pleased the Senate has not only passed it but has added important provisions to help our brave men and women in uniform…

Today the House considers the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act. I'm a proud cosponsor of this bill because it will protect Americans' Second Amendment rights by allowing citizens who have a valid permit to carry a firearm in any…

I thank the gentleman from Minnesota. I can't think of anybody in the Congress who has done more for medical innovation, his leadership on the medical device tax, on FDA reform issues, than Mr. Paulsen. It's an honor for me to be here…

I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, we should do this more often, have a bipartisan discussion on the floor. We have debates. We have bipartisan interaction, but we don't have this type of situation occur very often where…

There is no doubt in my mind that this is something that shows that our side of the aisle is very concerned about this taxpayer money and that it not be wasted by examples as I just gave you.

On Wednesday, October 12, tragedy struck my home town of Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania. That night, Police Officer Derek Kotecki was shot during an armed confrontation with a wanted criminal. He is believed to be the first Lower Burrell…

Recently I had the honor of being reappointed to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, a committee on which I served during my first two terms in Congress. Consequently, caucus rules require me to, in turn, step down from the…

I thank the chairman. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act. The cement industry is in its weakest economic condition since the 1930s. Domestic demand for cement has dropped by more than 35 percent in…

With the clock tick, tick, ticking away towards a default on our financial obligations for the first time in American history, we need to come together to find bipartisan solutions. It's time to stop holding America's credit rating…

In the midst of one of the most contentious congressional debates in recent times, I knew just who to bring to Washington to help bring people together. It is my great honor to welcome Reverend Miroslaus Stelmaszczyk, who today serves as…

In reclaiming my time, I appreciate the gentleman's comments. I'm going to go ahead and read my last paragraph if the gentleman doesn't mind, but I do appreciate that. The Library of Congress, the repository of our national knowledge, does…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 22, line 16, after the dollar amount insert ``(increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000)''. The CHAIR…

I thank the gentleman from Indiana. I rise in support of the Gosar-Gibbs-Altmire amendment to protect the Second Amendment rights of our Nation's sportsmen. The Army Corps of Engineers owns or manages more than 11 million acres of Federal…

I continue to hear my colleagues promote the fantasy that government has banned the incandescent light bulb. They think if they say it over and over again that it will be true. But it's not true. The incandescent light bulb is not banned…

This week, I cosigned a letter to Transportation Secretary LaHood expressing concern about the waste of taxpayer dollars at the Federal Highway Administration's International Scan Program. This program has likely wasted millions of dollars…

I appreciate the gentleman from Louisiana yielding his time as he prepares his remarks, which I look forward to hearing. Earlier this afternoon and into the evening, this House considered an appropriations bill related to Veterans Affairs…

I move to strike the last word. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 minutes.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following new section: use of american iron, steel, and…

I thank the gentleman from Texas, and we are joining the Office of Congresswoman Giffords in offering this amendment. I had the opportunity last week to travel to Congresswoman Giffords' district and the 114-mile border that she has along…

I appreciate the gentleman from California. I come from a region of the country, western Pennsylvania, bordering my friend from Ohio, and I was listening to the debate, and I just wanted to talk about this same issue. This is the key to…

4 years ago I began to express my concerns about the competitive bidding program that CMS proposed for durable medical equipment. The goal of the program was laudable--to save money and to cut waste, fraud, and abuse from the Medicare…

I was going to actually segue into that exact point, because I know the gentleman from New York was going to talk about the process. And it's important to keep in mind there, of course, are always going to be concerns with doing the…