First, let me thank Chairman McKeon and also Ranking Member Smith for agreeing to include my amendment in this en bloc amendment for consideration. I urge support for these en bloc amendments and specifically for my amendment, 117, which…

my distinguished colleagues who have spoken this afternoon have pointed out a truth that is impossible to refute, which is, at the rate the Federal Government is spending, we will have acquired $15 trillion of debt by the end of this year…

Let me thank the gentleman for yielding and for his leadership. This is such an important amendment, such an important debate. No one in this House would ever defend the deplorable actions of Colonel Qadhafi and the decades he has spent…

I do intend to withdraw this amendment, but I'd like to just say why I offered it and why I think this debate is so important. We're talking about now trying to address a deficit, which we all want to address. We do not want to leave this…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle A of title X of division A, add the following new section: SEC. 10__. LIMITATION IN…

First let me thank the gentleman for yielding and for his leadership. I would just say to the gentleman, you are absolutely correct, and I oppose this rule because this is such an important issue that affects our national security, but…

Thank you very much, Mr. McGovern. What the McGovern-Jones amendment seeks to do is begin that debate, to get us on course and to allow this House of Representatives to discuss what in the world should come next. I want to thank the…

I thank the distinguished Senator from Kentucky for standing up for the fourth amendment principles he has articulated today. This is an important issue to all Americans. Americans are at once concerned about our national security. They…

First, let me thank the gentlelady from Florida for yielding and for her leadership on so many issues, especially as it relates to her community, her district, Haitians, Haiti, and the Haitian diaspora. I rise in support of H.R. 1016, the…

Finally, we must continue to support the Haitian Public Health Ministry to prevent the spread of cholera, treat those affected with the disease, and build up health systems. The international community must plan for the long-term presence…

In this vein, we must give special priority to programs that protect vulnerable populations, including internally displaced persons--women, children, persons with disabilities, and others. We must ensure that these populations are…

These women in the District have already begun to feel the terrible effects of the rider passed already in the CR. This is outrageous. It's ideologically driven and it's dangerous. So let's reject this bill and this attack and this…

I want to thank our ranking member for his leadership and for leading for so many years on so many important issues. Madam Speaker, here we go again. Instead of working on creating jobs and jump-starting the economy, we're debating another…

Let me thank our cochairs, Congressmen Ellison and Grijalva, for their tremendous leadership. Budgets are not just dollars and cents. They are moral documents that reflect who we are and what we believe in. The Republican budget is an…

I ask unanimous consent that the privilege of the floor be granted to Mitchell McBride, an intern on my staff. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I want to thank the gentleman from Washington for yielding and also for his leadership. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this continuing resolution. Budgets are moral documents that reflect who we are as a Nation. They're not…

the ongoing tragedy of course in Japan really is an example of our obligation to demonstrate leadership

the United States acting to save lives while helping to build a foundation for an improved governance

a robust international affairs budget really is a reflection of our values and our ideals as a country

I could not agree more that we should not have a government shutdown. I could not agree more that we need to take steps to protect and improve our economy. I could not agree more that we need to take steps to make sure our brave uniformed…

what we have with the situation with Libya presents us with a fundamental question, one we have wrestled with for a couple centuries as a nation. The founding era was a time that was fraught with wars. It was a time when we learned that…

A budget is a moral document. It shines a light on what the priorities of our government are.

But, my first priority is to support those programs that help small businesses create jobs.

I will continue to partner with my Congressional colleagues to identify cuts we can make.

No one can deny that the increasing costs of the war in Afghanistan are constraining our efforts to invest in job creation and jump-start the economy. Yesterday, I joined a bipartisan group of 80 Members of Congress in sending a letter to…