I am here today to speak about legislation that will create jobs, grow our economy, and reduce our deficit. This legislation has already passed the Senate, and the American people are still waiting for the House to do its part. I am…

Here we go again, another week, another bill, another missed opportunity to extend emergency unemployment benefits for 1.4 million Americans. Today, the House will be voting on the 2014 omnibus spending bill, but one key part is missing…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. In the last 12 days, nearly 1.4 million Americans have been cut off from their emergency unemployment benefits. Thousands more Americans will lose their benefits every week without congressional action…

It is imperative that the United States remain a strong trading partner with nations on the African continent throughout this process.

As one of the most resource-rich regions on the planet, Africa has always possessed tremendous economic potential.

It has been 11 days now since 1.3 million Americans have been cut off from their unemployment benefits, an important safety net, and this House has yet to address this crisis. Instead of offering a solution to extend emergency unemployment…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. The budget deal that we are voting on today is a step in the right direction because it blunts some of the painful cuts caused by sequestration. But a critical piece is missing: extending unemployment…

I urge my colleagues to vote against this rule and to stand up and fight for the 1.3 million Americans who will lose their benefits on December 28.

I was very pleased to hear you say and each time the President has spoken about it reaffirmed our commitment to ensure that Iran not be permitted to develop a nuclear weapon.

It seems to me that the outlines of the first step are creating a window of opportunity.

I think when people ask the question whether this deal make us safer and makes our allies safer, the question is whether or not this is likely to make it more likely or less likely that we prevent Iran from having a nuclear weapon.

I think the greatest safety will be achieved if we prevent a nuclear Iran and we do it as expeditiously as we can.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to begin by thanking you and Ranking Member Bass for your leadership in moving to markup H.R. 1777, the Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013.

You and Congressman Rush have shown incredible leadership in introducing a bill that is both good for our country and good for African nations.

Earlier this year I welcomed Rhode Island volunteers from the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network to the United States Capitol and discussed their concerns about our commitment to fighting this terrible disease. According to the National…

These countries deserve our support and that of the EU.

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank Chairman Royce, Ranking Member Engel, Leader Pelosi, and my colleague Congresswoman Lee for their strong leadership. Mr. Speaker, as a longtime advocate for a strong government response to…

I have very strong concerns about the violence and general unrest in Iraq, especially since Iraqi people have endured considerable hardships.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, it is beyond time for Congress to focus on getting Americans back to work. If we want to get things back on the right track, we have to start making things again in this country. Job…

Last week, Congress finally took action to end a painful, unnecessary government shutdown that cost our economy $24 billion, forced hundreds of thousands of Federal workers to stay home, and brought us to the brink of defaulting on the…

I rise with a sense of cautious optimism that we are nearing the end of this financial crisis. Our colleagues in the Senate are showing all of us that we can have disagreements on the issues and still work together to find common ground to…

Today marks the ninth day of the Republican government shutdown. There are only 8 more days until we hit the debt ceiling. I was back home in Rhode Island this past weekend, and heard from many of my constituents who are disgusted with…

And you are making things that are sought by the rest of the world. I think one of the things we should never lose sight that those words ``Made in America'' still mean a lot. And people understand when a product is made in America, it's…

We are now on our third day of the Republican shutdown of the Federal Government. My constituents and people all across this country are disgusted with what they're seeing, the absence of an agreement on a simple idea: the American people…

I think you raise a very important point. Of the things I think we have seen, unfortunately, is the way that we have approached manufacturing in this country the last couple of decades where we have actually sent messages to young people…