I would like to thank my colleague from Florida for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I want to echo the words of the previous speaker. Like the gentleman, though, I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on the previous question so that we can take up a…

Mr. Speaker, 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,''…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week, and I urge my colleagues to join me in working to reduce this invasive crime. Floridians suffer from some of the highest rates of identity theft in the country, with…

Mr. Speaker, 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…

Mr. Speaker, 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…

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…

Mr. Speaker, 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…

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…

Mr. Speaker, 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…

Mr. Speaker, 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…

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