And how we got here was we met in rooms around this Capitol for a number of weeks, 2 or 3 weeks, as I recall. And the President of the United States, George W. Bush, in his last year of presidency, or in the last several years of his…

It is my honor to introduce to you and to our colleagues today our newest member of the Pennsylvania delegation, Mark Critz. Congressman Critz is a dedicated public servant to the people of western Pennsylvania. For more than a decade…

Today I voted for legislation designed to improve the affordability and accessibility of health care. Americans already spend more on health care than the people of any other nation. If we take no action, health care costs are expected to…

And colleagues, I rise today to honor our friend and one of the outstanding Members of this House, Jack Murtha, who represented Pennsylvania's 12th district, and to remember his devotion to his work in this Congress, his strength of…

And colleagues, it is with great sadness as well as a great deal of honor that I rise this evening to commemorate and to celebrate the life of our friend and colleague, Congressman John Murtha of Pennsylvania's 12th District. As we mourn…

As most Members of this Chamber know, we recently lost a dear friend and colleague. Congressman Jack Murtha passed away on February 8 after complications from gallbladder surgery. Jack recently became the longest-serving Member of Congress…

I salute them on the occasion of this milestone anniversary, and I am pleased to call their faith and service to the attention of the House of Representatives.

Rev. Nahas is an icon in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

His commitment to his parish and the community is legendary.

I am proud to join with the community in thanking them for their years of service and wishing them the best for the future.

I am extremely proud to call Tom and Suzette van Arsdale my friends.