Madam Speaker, I ask the American people to wake up from the malaise of this debate about the deficit and raising the debt ceiling. You have lost your way. Let me just ask you to raise your voices against the issue of a broken government…

Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Texas will be postponed. Amendment No. 7 Offered by Ms. Matsui The CHAIR. It is now…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end the following new section: SEC. 3. STUDY. (a) In General.--Not later than the end of…

I thank the chairman very much, and I thank my colleagues very much as well. As we come to the floor of the House, I know that Members on both sides of the aisle are committed to knowing the facts. We want to know the facts when we go to…

Mr. Speaker, while we are here in the United States, and I am privileged and honored that we are comforted by our flag, our values, and the fact that we can live in peace and security, Mr. Speaker, there are those who are fighting for…

I respect my President, our President. I thank the previous speaker for his service. I thank all of the United States military, at home and abroad, for their brave and courageous service. I beg to differ. The Constitution indicates that…

Thank you very much. The resolution speaks nothing of fact why do you desire to cut NPR. Why do you want to put the burden of a budget or a CR on the NPR? The real issue is that no matter how much they keep doing, no one on the other side…

Good morning to the ``fend for yourself'' bill. That's the message of my friends on the other side of the aisle-- with short-term CRs, $61 billion in reckless and ludicrous cuts that don't make sense on 20 percent of the budget which is…

Mr. Speaker, I rise to urge my colleagues to vote to against H.R. 1076 which would prohibit federal funding for NPR and the use of federal funds to acquire radio content. Today's Republican attempts to defund NPR will affect stations all…

Mr. Speaker, we are facing a CR of $61 billion in cuts causing the loss of 800,000 jobs. What is more precious to America than the opportunity to own a home? The Neighborhood Stabilization Program has gone into inner city and urban areas…

Mr. Speaker, I know we're not supposed to remind us of our history. I won't be long. But if you will recall, some 8 years prior to this present administration, day after day after day, our budget was simply imploding with millions…