Bill Lee

I wanted to see if you had any plans to provide an additional transfer of funds during the current fiscal year.

I am very concerned about what is taking place in terms of the economic impact in communities and wonder if you have made any kind of analysis in terms of the impacts of the lack of now and the void that the lack of earmarks will create in…

I know you have a full plate moving forward as we implement the historic health reform law, but I am glad you are in charge of that effort because I know it is going to get done right.

I am extremely concerned naturally about my district in Oakland. But I am also concerned about the entire country.

This is such an important time for this discussion. ... we are literally during this month debating steps that will severely undercut and undermine that legacy. Can we, Mr. Speaker, cut nearly $750 million from the special supplemental…

Let me just say in closing that the bipartisan sustainable defense task force report released last year identified at least $1 trillion in cuts over the next 10 years without sacrificing our strategic capabilities. According to the GAO…

Let me just say, providing unemployment benefits for people struggling to survive, it really should not be subject to any parliamentary point of order. I just wanted to say that's really a shame and disgrace.

Mr. President, we believe that it is imperative for you to provide Congress and the American people with a clear commitment and plan to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan.

Does anybody acknowledge that the Federal Government has an obligation to provide you water on a reservation?

This has been a ping pong ball.

We cannot have newborn infants drinking contaminated water.

We were very disappointed that we did not have a voice, a United States voice at that conference.

Who better, what country has had the experience of dealing with racial discrimination and racism, and have come so far and can lead on this.

I mean, you have demonstrated already your brilliance, and also your commitment to the fundamental principles of cooperation and human rights.

The challenges that our nation faces are great, I believe that with the leadership of President Obama we can put our nation back on the right path.

I'm proud to support President Obama's budget.

A budget is really a moral document. It should reflect our values as a nation, and what we as a community and a society hold sacred.

The budget should strive to protect and care for the least among us, even as it puts our nation on a path to economic recovery.

We must address the issue of poverty and funding programs that help put people back on their feet.

A budget is really a moral document. It should reflect our values as a Nation.

The time of unquestioned spending at the Pentagon must come to an end.

Her dedicated service to working families throughout the United States makes Congresswoman Hilda Solis an excellent choice.

We strongly believe that she would make an excellent Secretary of Labor.

Despite his legacy as a hero of the antiapartheid movement, Nelson Mandela's receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993, and his election as President of South Africa in 1994, Nelson Mandela continues to be included on the United States…

Let me just say how important that is because we are the people's House. Americans don't understand why they are paying $4.50 per gallon. They expect us to be able to tell them. I think by observing OPEC, being there, interacting and…