Mr. Speaker, 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…

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…

Mr. Speaker, 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…

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 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…

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…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to the ``Budget Control Act of 2011,'' which, like the previous debt- ceiling bills introduced by my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, attempts to resolve our budget ceiling crisis by…

Thank you, Ms. Slaughter, for your generosity. And I want to thank the gentlelady from Maine for recounting the prayers of Americans. And I would ask them to continue to pray, because compromise is part of the democratic way. But my…

There is no doubt, Mr. Young, that you are the renowned expert on Alaska. So I don't rise to counter that. And in fact, I come from the other open, wild State that likes their own self- determination, and they just associated you with the…

If the gentleman will yield again, I am going to continue to work on this issue. I know that we're going to take a vote on this. I, as they say, will come back again on the floor, because I think this is a very important issue. I thank the…

Mr. Speaker, my good friends have come to the floor of the House. My good friend just came and offered some solutions, and I would say that it's important for Members to have ideas and to be able to engage on behalf of the American people…