Today I rise to commemorate the 65th anniversary of Richmond Heights, a community that from its very beginning fostered inclusion and respect. I recently had the opportunity to read a great book, ``Miami's Richmond Heights,'' which was…

Although the recent budget compromise has given our economy a measure of stability--and we are all thankful for that--it did so at the cost of vital benefits for our military and their families. The budget deal cut $6 billion by reducing…

Our priority in Congress should be to find solutions, to boost our economy and get people back to work. While we are still working to get our economy back on track, Americans need to be able to feed their families and support themselves…

I agree with the gentleman from Colorado. By the way, I love the fact you refer to me as the gentleman from Miami. I always thought we should have our own State. Let me just mention that there is a very good article that was written last…

I thank the gentleman from California for those wonderful words. I yield to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Polis).

That is exactly right. Another argument: you can't bring in low-skilled workers. Well, the bracero program proved that when you had a functioning program illegal immigration went down, not up. We know that for a fact. Here is what we also…

I would like to thank my colleagues for joining me here tonight. Mr. Speaker, we are here to discuss a vitally important issue. We need to pass comprehensive, commonsense immigration reform. {time} 1845 We feel the consequences of our…

I want to thank the gentleman from Colorado, who has been having these sessions now for all the month of November. We began at the end of October and then have gone through the session in December. He has been an ardent champion of this…

I would like to yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. Caardenas), who is a hard fighter for these issues. I want to first relate a story. I was debating, the other day, a friend on this issue. He made what he thought was a…

I thank the gentleman from Florida. Madam Speaker, I don't know of any other district in the United States that more clearly shows the economic contributions of immigrants than my own. You see it everywhere, from the languages spoken on…

I am honored to welcome to the House of Representatives five selfless individuals, courageous reformers who have made a tremendous sacrifice to raise awareness for the need of immigration reform. They are truly deserving not only of our…

I just wanted to agree with the gentleman from Colorado. What is clear is that there are enough votes here to pass this. What is clear is if this comes to the floor, this will pass. What is clear is that Mr. Cantor wants a bill to pass…