Sadly, Mr. Speaker, the do-nothingism of the 19th century, the anti-immigrant fervor of that time, is alive and well here today in the House. Republicans are overwhelmed with fear. They are fearful of immigrants. They are fearful of little…

Mr. Speaker, I have a parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman is recognized for a parliamentary inquiry.

Mr. Speaker, can the Chair provide advice, so that my colleagues will understand what it was in reading the title and the source of the document that described the tragedy of this little Honduran girl seeking refuge in our country…

Mr. Speaker, without any guidance to my colleagues as to how they can present documents within the rules of the House without reading the title and the source of the document, can the Speaker describe anything about my remarks that…

Mr. Speaker, I enter into the Record the story of a young Honduran girl the age of my granddaughter, who fled domestic violence and kidnapping. The document is from Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, and it is entitled: ``Voices of…

We are not asking for amnesty, but how about just a little decency, a little civility, a little humanity, how about just following existing law, going after the smugglers, and providing the supplemental resources needed to see that their…

Our decision should be guided by what the evidence shows, not what ideology dictates.

As I said earlier, a smaller and smaller portion of poor families, poor children, receive TANF.

Every dollar that we shift to subsidize employment means a dollar less for some other initiative.

I look forward to the testimony of each of you so that we can learn how to make genuine improvements.

I believe that our objective should be to encourage innovation without wasting taxpayer money on programs that don't work that are not cost effective.