Mr. Chairman, I have served on the Homeland Security Committee, tragically, since the formation of the select committee and then ultimately the full committee. For many of us who were here in the United States Congress and watched the…

I thank the ranking member. I think it's important; I listened to the gentleman, Mr. Aderholt, list a lot of numerical and factual points about personnel. Let me be very clear, as Senator Lieberman said, all of our systems need to be on…

Mr. Chairman, I rise to support the LaTourette-Pascrell amendment, and I too recognize the challenges that Mr. Aderholt and Mr. Price faced in the confines of trying to address some difficult times. But as a Member of the Homeland Security…

Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the last word. The CHAIR. The gentlewoman is recognized for 5 minutes.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 1954, the Debt Limit Extension. For weeks, Congressional Democrats and Republicans and the Obama Administration have been engaged for weeks in bipartisan deficit reduction talks. Today's vote on…

There is just a whole litany of things that I think have been mentioned today that are so very important. One, I want to again emphasize when you invest in America, you create jobs. Look at what is happening to the auto industry. And I am…

I thank the gentleman. It is my privilege to be able to join the gentleman from Rhode Island, a former mayor of one of our great cities, who understands when he looks at his constituents in city government that job creation and…

Mr. Speaker, a lot of times our constituents are confused about the processes of this House. The one thing that we are not confused about is when we all join together in unity, our patriotism, our respect, affection, and admiration for the…

Let me thank Dr. McDermott, first of all, for his consistent, years-long support of our children that are in foster care. And I thank the manager and the Representative of the majority for their hard work. This bill was introduced in the…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of S. 1082, ``Small Business Additional Temporary Extension Act of 2011,'' which temporarily extends from May 31, 2011 through July 31, 2011 certain authorities of the Small Business Administration and its…

I thank the chairman very much for his kind words. Mr. Chairman, I am delighted to yield 1 minute to the ranking member, the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Smith).