I am going to be voting in favor of this resolution. The United States military is the greatest fighting force on the face of the planet. I could not be more proud of our troops who have served our country with such valor and such vigor…

Reclaiming my time, I would state that it is the overarching goal of the United States of America in every form to achieve peace. I think we are a very peaceful Nation. I think to the President, the Congress, the State Department, the…

One of the great urgencies that we have in this country is to get our fiscal house in order. We're paying more than $600 million a day in interest on our debt. Our debt has now accumulated to something like $14 trillion; and when we have…

What I do think we do have to take more seriously are some of the threats that do come across. Every member in Congress on both sides of the aisle unfortunately does get an array of threats.

I don't think there should be any special rules or laws for members of Congress. We ought to live and act just like the rest of America.

I hope not, because of what happened on Saturday. Initially I thought oh, I'm probably going to do that more, but I think the more I kind of relax and take a deep breath along with everybody else, I will do it from time to time -- but I…

Let me simply say the majority has done a wonderful and thorough job of describing the justification for this bill. I commend Mr. Posey, our colleague from Florida, for introducing this bill and urge support of this bill.

Mr. Speaker, the case for adding a small amount of land to the Hoh Reservation is compelling. Because the tribe's reservation receives about 140 inches of rain per year and is located within a tsunami zone, the tribe must expand its…

As a matter of policy, authorizing 99-year lease terms for tribes is a means of increasing tribal independence from the Bureau of Indian Affairs bureaucracy. Therefore, we have no objection to this bill.

I have been very critical of a lot of resolutions that have come to the floor recognizing things like the Hollywood Walk of Fame. But there are certain people, certain things that rise to a level of excellence that are so extraordinary…

the reason that this resolution is moving forward is that there is a benefit to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute. They can use this as a tool to go out and solicit more money, more support, and grow their own personal…

What the gentleman from California pointed out is true. Previously I had sponsored and voted for resolutions regarding sports folks. I finally realized this is a colossal waste of time. I took a pledge that I was no longer going to do it…