I do believe that we in this country have an obligation, commitment, and duty--and just simply out of friendship--to be concerned about the American people in the many ways that they come to this Congress or to their Members of Congress or…

I thank the gentleman for his explanation. We have noted 653, and you are absolutely right. It thrusts that in the hands of the President of the United States, but I would argue that the Congress created the Department of Homeland Security…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Texas will be postponed. Amendment No. 10 Offered by Mr. George Miller of California The…

As I indicated, I am moving this on behalf of Mr. Johnson. The amendment is simple. It would exclude from this bill any rule that would result in net job growth. I ask that my colleagues support this commonsense amendment to promote job…

I have an amendment at the desk as the designee of Mr. Johnson. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: In the table of contents of the bill, insert after item pertaining to…

I thank the gentleman very much, and we obviously have a great deal of mutual respect, I hope, but a great deal of disagreement on the intent and the impact of this legislation. Let me say that Homeland Security has vast jurisdiction…

I want to thank my good friend, Congressman Johnson, for his leadership and the management of this legislation. I would just like us to take a journey down memory lane: I am sure that many of us will be reminded of the famous Pinto and the…

It will override existing statutes, such as the Clean Air and Clean Water Act, and override any aspect of regulating this important food product, adding more than 60 additional procedural and analytical requirements to the FDA's work on…

As I have listened to debate on the floor of the House, I have seen that Members are coming from all regions of the United States, which means that, in fact, this will be impacting all of our constituents. So I would hope Republicans would…

Just a few minutes ago, I left the House Judiciary Committee, where they were discussing, ``Asylum Fraud: Abusing America's Compassion,'' a hearing that was called by the Republican majority. Madam Speaker, I adhere to following the law…

I thank the gentleman from Colorado and the gentleman from Texas. Mr. Speaker, what we can do is really do our work and pass comprehensive immigration reform to deal with the pain of so many in this country. I do believe that we should…

I thank the gentleman, and I thank the manager of this legislation. I thank our chairman, our ranking member of the Armed Services Committee, for his consistent diligence on acting on behalf of the men and women in the United States…