John Spratt: “Every 18 months we are adding $1 trillion to the national debt, to the statutory debt to the United States. Nobody in…”

I want to thank Congresswoman Gwen Moore for suggesting this hearing and for her role in bringing it about and putting it together.

Mr. Speaker, the reconciliation bill before us does more than advance the cause of health care. It makes a landmark investment in education, one that will make college more affordable for millions of students, and all without adding a dime…

I thank the gentleman for yielding and rise in emphatic support of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011. This bill, as befits its title, makes record investments in our Nation's military, authorizing $725…

We are the Budget Committee, not the Energy Committee, and it is not our job to draft energy bills.