John Spratt: “The positive impact of the Recovery Act is already being made apparent, and more economic activity will be generated as…”

The moral of the story is, if the leaders of both parties don't want a commission to succeed, if the leaders of both parties aren't willing to put both parts of the budget, taxes and spending, on the table, the chances that it is going to…

simply giving away pollute-for-free allowances to certain industries does not work.

He is very helpful to us. Has been. A wonderful individual to work with.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this historic legislation, arguably the most important vote we here today will ever take in this Chamber. Today fulfills a promise made 100 years ago by Theodore Roosevelt when he first called for…