the economy is in crisis--my constituents in Southeastern Pennsylvania and I see it every day. Our families are struggling with lost income and lost health insurance--even as the demands on household budgets grow. Our businesses are…

I thank Chairman Rangel for his leadership and I am proud of our work to protect 25 million American taxpayers-- including half a million people in Southeastern Pennsylvania--from the pain of the Alternative Minimum Tax. True to their…

under the Democratic-controlled Congress, the country is moving in a new direction. Improvements in our health care delivery system are key parts of this new direction. I applaud my colleagues for an overwhelming bipartisan victory…

The resolution before us supports the goals and ideals of National Save for Retirement Week, which this year falls between October 19 and October 25, 2008. I want to thank my colleague, Mr. Johnson of Texas, for working with me to bring…

Today, Americans buy health coverage believing they are doing the right thing and expecting that they have secured access for needed health services for themselves and their family. But, unfortunately, this is simply not always true…

I rise as co-chair of the Congressional Georgia Caucus, and I rise in favor of House Resolution 997 which expresses support for extending NATO membership action plan status to Georgia and Ukraine. I do thank Chairman Berman and Congressman…

Last week the price of oil surpassed $100 per barrel for the first time ever. American families are hurting from these record prices. Gas prices are up 17 cents in just the last 2 weeks. Since 2001 when President Bush came into office, gas…

Today we will again attempt an override of the President's veto of the CHIP reauthorization bill. Over the last 6 months, while President Bush and his Republican allies on the other side of the aisle have doggedly refused to take action to…

The first year of the new Democratic majority is coming to a close, and we have already set our Nation in a new direction. We increased the minimum wage, improving the lives of millions of American workers. We increased fuel efficiency…

I want to thank Chairman Neal for his leadership on this issue and for his dedication to tax relief for middle-income Americans. Why are we again talking about the AMT? We are here because Republicans have made it clear that they prefer…

Last Wednesday, I attended the funeral of one of my constituents, a 25-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Force. His name was Officer Charles Cassidy. Officer Cassidy was shot and killed in the line of duty on October 31, 2007. He was…

the American people are clear, they want this Congress and the President to ensure that America's children have access to health coverage. American parents on behalf of the children who get health care coverage under the CHIP program are…

Every day, hardworking moms and dads without health coverage worry about their children getting the care they need. Under this President's watch, the number of uninsured children in this country has grown for the first time in years, and…

today the President has before him legislation to strengthen and expand CHIP for 10 million children of hardworking American families. And if the President lives up to his promise, he will veto this important bill and turn his back on…

After all the loss of life, personal sacrifice and billions of taxpayer dollars, the President still does not have a plan for securing the peace in Iraq and bringing our troops home. After the continued failure of the Iraqi Government to…

As one of the original architects of CHIP in Pennsylvania, I have seen firsthand that it is possible to bring together public and private stakeholders and expand health coverage to millions of children, children of working families who…

As the architect of one of the first children's health plans in the country, I have seen firsthand the success of these public-private, Federal-State partnerships. I am proud of our work here in Congress to make affordable health coverage…

I stand here today to be not only supportive, but enthusiastic about this legislation. It does very much what we have all been talking about really actually for hours today, about the fact that it embraces our ingenuity, our innovation and…

First, let me say I'm strongly supportive of the underlying bill that we are debating today. I think it moves us forward toward energy independence. It's exciting for all American businesses, for conservation, for energy efficiency and for…

I rise proudly in strong support of the Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act. As someone who helped to create one of the first CHIP programs in the country in Pennsylvania in 1992, I know what a difference it has made in the lives…

early this morning the Children's Health Insurance and Medicare Protection Act, which extends access to quality care for both our Nation's children and our Nation's seniors, was passed out of committee. With this important legislation, we…

it's my pleasure to welcome Reverend Martin Lavengood and to thank him for the prayer he just delivered, and to welcome his family and many residents of the Evangelical Manor who are here today. Reverend Lavengood has a long and honorable…

We have an enormous opportunity here. We want to meet that challenge and we want to do it right. So that is the challenge over the next few months. My guess is we are going to continue to talk about this for the weeks ahead, and certainly…

Again, our hour is concluding, but I think, in other words, we certainly are very interested, I certainly am, in making sure that the marketplace, the insurance marketplace, you are from Connecticut, so I am sure you have an interest in…

I mean, I remember a story, and maybe my colleagues I'm hoping will share some as well. When I was actually out and about once, and it was actually a church group. And afterwards a woman came up to me and said, you know, I haven't always…