This morning, I would like to recognize one of my constituents in Pennsylvania's Third Congressional District, Mr. William ``Don'' Thomas, who will make history this evening when he becomes the oldest student to ever graduate from Butler…

This type of language is not allowed in the people's House, directing it towards the Presidency.

Last week was National Small Business Week. The end of the week brought, appropriately, not just good news, but great news: Unemployment is now below 4 percent for the first time in nearly 20 years. 164,000 new jobs were created last…

I thank the chairman for yielding and giving me some time. Mr. Speaker, I just heard the phrase that ``I am appalled'' by what is taking place on the floor today. I will tell you, I join in those comments, and I really do believe that. For…

In closing, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Yes, it is true, Americans are a charitable group. In fact, we are the most generous people in the world. Our Nation's history of philanthropy, charities, and loving people are the…

Tonight I will have the privilege of hearing the State of the Union Address that I have been waiting to hear since I first came to Congress 7 years ago. Tonight our entire country will hear a confident message of undeniable good news for…

We are locked in a debate today over something that we don't have to be locked in a debate about. Our friends on the other side know that everything that was in our proposal, you agreed with. There was nothing in that proposal that you…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I think the interesting part of our conversation tonight is what we are talking about. We are talking about the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act; the born-alive abortion…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, first of all, we need to ask ourselves, what does H.R. 4318 do, the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act? It is going to make it easier for American manufacturers to compete globally. As my friend…

I wasn't going to speak tonight because I was just trying to figure out what it is that we are trying to get here and if it is always going to be the same thing as if it is not our bill, just not the bill we want. When we talk about a rush…

I thank Chairman Brady and all the members of the Ways and Means staff who have worked tirelessly in order to bring this bill forward. I can't tell you how excited I am to be here today. My friend, Mr. Larson, I notice he wears a pin with…

I stand in strong support of the rule and the underlying legislation. Sometimes, in order to understand what is going on in the present and then what could happen in the future, you need to go to the past. Let me read something from a true…