the Washington Post carries an editorial this morning on illegal immigration, and it talks about the Senate beginning to take up that issue today. I look forward to our discussion and continued work on that issue here in the House. It is…

increasingly, one of the things I hear from small business owners back in Tennessee is they want Congress to open the way, just to open the way and set the stage for more affordable health care choices. Over 90 percent of the jobs in…

on Sunday the Chattanooga Times Free Press ran an op-ed that I wrote about the READ ID Act. They also ran an op-ed by a college professor who disagrees with the READ ID Act. I want to thank the editors of that paper for being sure that…

this evening we have addressed our Nation's homeland security with the reauthorization of the PATRIOT Act, putting the focus where it should be, keeping this Nation safe. My constituents talk with me not only about homeland security and…

I would like to call the body's attention to a sheet of paper that the Committee on Ways and Means has produced for the membership this morning. It is the top 10 reasons the economy is strong. The late Alex Haley used to say, find the good…

I am holding up today's Washington Post. There is an article here, ``Revenue Surge Shrinks the Deficit.'' Well, every day this week, I have come to the floor to talk about how tax reductions work and the growth that we are seeing in the…

there is great economic news for American workers. The reason this economy is growing is because of small business. That is why we are celebrating Small Business Week. We found out from the Bureau of Labor Statistics last week, 25 months…

you know last night I came down and had a little bit to say about the jobs, 146,000 new jobs that this economy, this private sector has grown in June, and near historic lows in unemployment at 5 percent. And with the economic growth, the…

I fully believe that Americans do understand why we are fighting this war on terrorism, and I think that most men and women are like me, and they stand with our men and women in uniform, who know this Nation faces a terrible, evil, evil…

today we are all returning from what has been a glorious July 4 celebration in our home communities, looking at what makes America great. And I was so pleased to pick up a stack of papers and leaf back through them, and I found an article…

it is interesting, my colleague was just talking about the President's speech tonight and I happen to disagree with her. I thought it was a strong, resolute speech that we heard from the President. America needs to hear from him and…

tonight President Bush talked with America about the great struggle and the suffering that our country has endured since September 11. It is clear that these memories are seared for us of that horrific day, and our hearts break for the…

I too just returned from a bipartisan delegation to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in order to review the procedures that are used in handling and questioning the enemy combatants we have detained there. After hearing months of criticism from the…

day after day Members from across the aisle have been coming to this floor to tell Americans that in their opinion we are losing the war on terror. They say that Iraq is a disaster, Gitmo is a gulag, and that our soldiers should have come…

this is the 68th session day that we have had in this 109th Congress. We have passed bankruptcy reform, class action reform, an aggressive agenda, and many of the Democrats are voting for this agenda. And today we are continuing to move…

over the past week, we have watched as those across the aisle, led by Minority Leader Pelosi and Senator Durbin, made comments regarding our troops, our war on terror, and our operations at Guantanamo Bay. Apparently, to some in this body…

I want to go back to the poster that is right behind the one that is displayed next to the gentleman. It is the commonsense Congress, and the gentleman has touched on this several times. I think it is worth drawing some special attention…

We have a newspaper here in Washington, D.C. It is called The Hill. Today there was an article, Progressives to Unveil Their Core Principles. The article talks about how some of the liberal Members in the House felt sidelined, and I am…

last week Senator Durbin compared American soldiers to Nazis, to the Soviets in the Gulags, and to Pol Pot. These comments were the latest in a series of leftist attacks on our war against the terror in the Middle East and on our hard-line…

the Washington Post ran an article today titled ``Democrats Play House to Rally Against the War.'' ``Play house,'' Mr. Speaker. That is all the far left leadership seems to think about these days. If you have not read the article…

today we will debate the U.N. Reform Act, and I want to thank the gentleman from Illinois (Chairman Hyde) for making this a priority. We are trying to bring change to an organization that has grown fat, happy, and arrogant off of American…

we have just voted on a bill with many important elements for our troops, and I wanted to say a few words about our men and women in uniform. Since taking office, I have had the chance to meet with our troops in Afghanistan, Iraq, and…

you know last year this body passed the 2004 Jobs and Growth Act, and this restored sales tax deductibility to our State. Mr. Speaker, I wanted to rise tonight just to give an update on the good work this is doing in the State of…

today I rise to praise America's small business owners. They really are our Nation's economic engine, and these small business owners and our Nation's employers are doing a great job with this free enterprise system that we enjoy. Mr…

given the evacuation yesterday that we had here at the Capitol, it is so appropriate that we are taking this bill up today. We all know that there is always room for improvement in our Nation's security. I want to congratulate the…