Let me say to my friend from California, because I know California has itself faced some of those travails when it had a natural disaster, and let me say to my friend from New York, you are absolutely right, we are committed for that…

I mentioned Congressman Doggett, but what I wanted to say on this point that I think is so important, and I will state, it is documented that our Governor has cut the volunteer firefighters. Those are great heroes. We even lost a…

Let me thank my good friend from California for carrying on, if you will, the clarion cry that all of us heard throughout our districts and around the country. To my good friend from New York, let me just turn and say to you what deep…

It really is about justice for all. The question becomes as we go into our conferences and caucuses to discuss this new debt ceiling legislation: Who will this help? Will it help the small businesses, which are the backbone of America…

I am upset, and we should not do this anymore. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my views on ``The Budget Control Act of 2011,'' which, is a final hour compromise on raising our debt- ceiling. This plan differs from the previous…

We will be gathering this morning in a number of conferences and caucuses to assess the work over the weekend that addresses a procedural process that most Americans were never made aware of for the last 100 times since 1917, that we raise…

I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, this is a very tough place to put America. Not Members of Congress; we are paid to come here and do our job. But it is a very tough place to put America. So I have a simple state of…

This morning we join together to express our commitment to one Nation. Unfortunately, we are in a collapse and a crisis because we are, as my good friend from Michigan said, drawn and strangled by those in the Tea Party who believe that…

As an American, I stand here united with America voting ``yes'' on this bill to save Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the Bipartisan Budget Control Act of 2011,'' the Reid Bill, which is a…

I thank the gentleman. First of all, thank you for allowing us to really talk about how great America is--I agree with you--and we are not broke. Chairman Bernanke said fast, undefined cuts will hamper the economy, and he is nonpartisan as…

The gentleman from California is very kind for leading this effort, and I'm delighted to be here. We've really got a regional, national perspective here: the gentlemen from Colorado, from Connecticut, the gentlelady from Ohio, and, of…

I thank the gentlelady very much. Last night, the Democrats were here waiting while the Republicans could not get their own conference together. If any of you were watching the national news, it was not because we were not ready to vote…