Mr. Speaker, recently I met with the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Houston, Texas, who shared some disturbing news: The First Amendment rights of veterans have come under attack by the Federal Government. The director of the Houston Veterans…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 10 a.m. tomorrow. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Texas? There was no objection…

Mr. Speaker, this was a good day. And one of the reasons it's a good day is because Gabby Giffords is back. Mr. Speaker, she is one of the best things in this Congress. To me, she came back tonight, cast her vote, the first vote since she…

In this time of money crisis, we talk about the fact that we need revenue. Congress seems to be addicted to taxation as a form of revenue. But there's another way to raise revenue. Did you know, Mr. Speaker, that 27 percent of the land…

Mr. Speaker, time is up. It is time for the administration to quit stalling and make a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline project, the pipeline that comes from our friends in Canada from Alberta all the way down to my congressional…

Mr. Speaker, over the past 10 years, the EPA has sent almost $100 million in taxpayer money to fund green projects in foreign countries. In 2010 alone, the EPA gave 18 grants to our good friends, the Chinese. Why does the EPA do that? We…

Mr. Speaker, delay, delay, delay is the administration's energy plan. The Keystone XL pipeline project would bring 700,000 barrels of oil a day from Alberta, Canada, to refineries in southeast Texas. This would provide more energy for…

I thank the gentleman from Florida for yielding. I also admire the gentleman from Florida with the exotic tie and his comments. But I stand in support of the rule and, of course, the underlying bill. The rule is a fair rule. I represent…

So I urge support of the rule. I urge adoption of this legislation so that we can move forward with construction, American jobs, and deal fairly on the issue of energy reliance upon ourselves and getting that from our allies instead of…

Mr. Speaker, Mexican bandits have killed yet another American. The reason: His family couldn't come up with the $10,000 ransom. Jorge Dieppa was a court translator for the Federal court in El Paso, Texas. He also was a lecturer at UTEP…

Mr. Speaker, we've heard the song: ``This land is your land; ``This land is my land; ``From California to the New York Island; ``This land was made for you and me.'' But we need to understand that, in America, the greatest, largest…