Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman and Dave Camp for leading this effort to protect our free speech. Whenever someone in Washington tells you don't worry, it is not really about free speech, trust me, it is. A lot of Americans are…

Madam Chairman, we are going through a very disappointing economic recovery. Millions of people can't find full- time work; millions more have given up looking for work; and our local businesses are just drowning in red tape. They often…

Madam Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 17, line 23, strike ``; and'' and insert the following: ``;''. Page 18, line 4, insert…

the head of United Food and Commercial Workers says it is happening, so the facts are already starting to show up.

this rule will destroy the foundation of the 40-hour workweek that's the backbone of the American middle class.

If you don't think this 30-hour mandate isn't hurting workers and cutting hours, you're in deeper denial than Justin Bieber.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the Exchange Information Disclosure Act. This legislation is needed because of what we know and what we do not know. Congress has repeatedly asked this administration for information about the…

The challenge that we face today is too many Americans no longer believe the ladder of success is available to them.

Economic mobility is very much alive. In America today the children of the poorest are more likely to climb up the ladder of success than the children of the wealthy are likely to stay where they are.

We're not all blessed with equal talents, but in America, we should all have an equal chance to climb the ladder of success--driven upward by our personal initiative, and not burdened by the deadweight of a bloated government.

the decline in the unemployment rate is largely due to falling labor force participation.