If the question is whether human-induced climate change is a serious threat to America, we have significant scientific evidence.

If the question is whether comprehensive immigration reform will grow our economy, we have significant evidence.

the goal is to terminate, cancel, and cut, which seems to be the approach taken in this unfortunate Republican budget.

Indeed, when I first arrived here on Capitol Hill, an old Capitol Hill staffer told me to remember that here, in Congress, every Member is entitled to their own facts.

There is a new report out this morning from the Center for Budget and Public Policy Priorities, indicating that the safety net lifted 39 million Americans out of poverty in 2013.

With only hours remaining before Department of Homeland Security funding is terminated, and following a 98-2 Senate vote to restore some sanity here and proceed with consideration of that funding, House Republicans are still engaged in…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, 50 years ago, in the Central Texas one-room schoolhouse where he had studied, President Lyndon B. Johnson first signed this Federal aid to education act into law. Through its first title…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 272, noes 142, not voting 18, as follows: [Roll No. 82] AYES--272…

Certainty, we are told, is the key factor here--first words from Chairman Ryan in support of this bill. I think the first certainty we have here is the knowledge that this bill is part of a package that, approved through today, is certain…

When you dig another hundreds of billions of dollars--or maybe $1 trillion--into debt, it provides an excuse for many of those who don't believe in those programs to say: Gee, we would love to help you with education for your children…

Unfortunately, one key safety net program, TANF, falls short on this level of success.

Texas actually has a lot of things that we can teach both other States and the Federal level about those block grant programs.

I think it is important that we extend the Family Home Visiting Program, Family Nurse Partnership, those types of programs that are about to expire this March?

I believe we have made steady progress in overcoming the great recession set in motion by Wall Street fraud.

Less than 20 percent of the families federally eligible for child care assistance ever obtain any assistance.

I believe we need to have evidence-based programs, but we need to look at the evidence.

I think it is really important to renew it. It is not a panacea. But it helps parents be what they really want to be.

So a one-time repatriation of the type some have talked about really doesn't provide a good source for transportation or anything else.

It ought not to be the opening bid. It ought to be the floor in looking at this whole issue.

That is not practicing transparency, it is practicing secrecy.

Why shouldn't all Members of Congress be able to get access with their secured staff, and take such notes as they may feel necessary in order to record where various trading partners are--or what position they are taking?

I am glad to hear that, but we have not achieved what the Administration said we would have.

The Republicans offer a very clear immigration plan today: Deportation now. Deportation tomorrow. Deportation forever. They don't just want to roll back what the President has recently done with pro-family action; they would roll back…

Vote for the dream, Mr. Speaker, and vote ``no'' on this nightmare of an amended bill.

Today is a special day for San Antonio because our San Antonio Spurs are being recognized at the White House for their victorious season. We have, of course, already had many a celebration in San Antonio, but it is good to see this…