I thank Chairman Chris Smith for leading the Pro-Life Caucus and for organizing this evening's Special Order. This Friday, our constituents from all across the country will arrive on the National Mall for the 45th annual March for Life…

This past Saturday I attended the 102nd Annual Pennsylvania Farm Show. It was great to speak to and see so many constituents there supporting and learning about our agriculture community. The farm show is special to Pennsylvania. It is the…

Every day, our law enforcement officers and first responders place their lives at risk to protect our neighborhoods and our families. They deserve our respect, our admiration, and support. That support can come in many different forms, but…

I certainly believe that those who worked hard all their lives and saved responsibly and have counted on that pension that they were promised deserve to receive that pension.

I thank my friend from Michigan (Mr. Mitchell) for hosting this Special Order on the College Transparency Act. Mr. Speaker, I have spoken on the floor a number of times about the House's work to improve education in the country. I have…

I would like to thank my colleague from Arizona (Mr. Biggs) for hosting tonight's Special Order. I also thank Mr. Fitzpatrick, as well, for his leadership in this bill. I am really glad to be part of this effort. We could stand here…

I had the opportunity to travel to Puerto Rico this past Saturday with a bipartisan group of legislators. We traveled there with Resident Commissioner Gonzalez-Colon, who has been an absolutely outstanding advocate for Puerto Rico during…

The national debt is a staggering $20 trillion. We are handcuffing future generations with what--if we don't take action--will become an unsurmountable fiscal crisis. This budget resolution before us today is a step toward putting our…

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 547. ____________________

I just think apprenticeship is a model that begins to solve not only the issues of finding people for jobs, but provides so many great opportunities for people all across the country.

it is a top priority of this committee and a top priority of mine as well.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 2353. This bill will reform our career and technical education system, and strengthen the programs in my district in Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, there…

I would like to again thank the Congressman for his leadership on this very important issue. I very much enjoyed, in the 5 months I have been here, working with Congressman Thompson, a fellow member of the Pennsylvania delegation, but I…

Tonight I am honored to lead a bipartisan Special Order on career and technical education. We have several Members joining us here this evening to highlight CTE programs in their districts and the upcoming reauthorization of the Carl D…

I thank Representative Mitchell for his comments. Again, I appreciate not only his passion for this issue, but the wealth of experience in this field that he brings to the table, and I look forward as well to continuing to work with him on…

I thank Representative Langevin. His points are very good. We appreciate his leadership as co-chair of the CTE Caucus and for the work that he has done in bringing this bill to the point where it is now. He is right. It was passed…

I start by thanking Chairman Hensarling and the committee and the staff for all the hard work that they have done on this very important bill. Mr. Chairman, protecting the personal information of Americans is critical to maintaining…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end of title V the following new subtitle: Subtitle T--Protection of Consumer Information by…

I would like to thank Congressman Krishnamoorthi for his leadership on this issue. The Congressman is a fellow member of the freshman class. I really appreciate the opportunity to work with him, particularly on this very important topic…

I thank both chairmen. This does not, obviously, replace any work that they are doing. This is a very, very important issue. This is a sense of Congress simply saying that we are very concerned about the security of the data of our…

I thank Mr. Wilson for his comments. I am happy to say that I am one of those who supports the economy in South Carolina by buying those Bridgestone and Firestone tires for my vehicles. Mr. Wilson has been a strong advocate, obviously, for…

I thank Mr. Ferguson for his comments. As he mentioned, this is about family-sustaining jobs. Mr. Ferguson has a lot of experience bringing jobs to his town of West Point in Georgia, where he was mayor, creating thousands of new jobs there…

I thank Judge Poe for the work that he is doing this evening to bring attention to a critical problem that desperately needs our attention and needs our solutions, that of human trafficking. The three largest international crime industries…

If we don't change the trajectory of our annual deficits, there is growth in those deficits.

We expect families, businesses to do that, why can't we do at that the Federal level?