Mr. Chairman, I would like to take this opportunity to update my colleagues on a competition that takes place each year between House Democrats and House Republicans. It is called The First Tee Congressional Challenge. It is a golf match…

I thank the gentleman for yielding the time. Mr. Speaker, as has been pointed out, this is legislation that is the result of the hard work of the Small Business Committee here in the House, the Appropriations Committee here in the House…

I rise in support of passage of H.R. 1295, the Trade Preferences Extension Act, and I want to thank Chairman Ryan and Chairman Tiberi for their hard work and dedication in getting this important piece of legislation to the floor. This bill…

I thank Chairman Frelinghuysen for yielding. I want to say a special word of thanks to Chairman Frelinghuysen and Ranking Member Visclosky for the hard work they have put into bringing the bill before us today. I think, arguably, this is…

Madam Speaker, I rise today as cochair of the Congressional Nepal Caucus to express my deepest condolences to the people of Nepal who are now recovering from a catastrophic earthquake that hit this prior Saturday. When you see the…

I think we have had four times as more capital investment, and twice as much investment in mobile.

Here is the proposal we are going to be voting on. The actual document. America, tell us what you think.

I believe in democracy.

But let me first say, speaking of historic days, 150 years ago on this day Abraham Lincoln died.

You have an important responsibility and you carry it out well, and we appreciate all that you do.

I think that has been an ongoing concern that to manage all that property, that we have a list of it so we kind of know then and you can help us when you dispose of property, all those kind of things.