I would normally yield, but I would remind my friend, Mr. Speaker, that he would not yield to me when he made his comments about cosponsorship of the piece of legislation, and so I reluctantly will not yield. I now yield 3 minutes to the…

I would inquire of the Chair how much time remains on this side. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Virginia has 9\1/2\ minutes; the gentleman from California has 6 minutes.

I must say I appreciate the gentlelady's points about cynicism. But Federal workers and the American public might be forgiven for thinking that it is cynical to be decrying a last-minute deal necessitated by the fact that the House has…

The start of a new year is supposed to be a joyous occasion. It is time to reflect on the past year, to take pride in our accomplishments and learn from our stumbles. There's a novel thought. Similarly, the start of a new Congress offers…

I also rise in support of S.J. Res. 44, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. This resolution provides the consent of Congress for a Memorandum of Understanding reached among a number U.S. states and Canadian provinces to provide…

When a tragedy occurs such as this, and I am old enough to have worked up here when Ronald Reagan was President...

It certainly is. The ARB was quite clear and quite candid in identifying the serious systemic problems that occurred.

The report concluded very clearly that it was terrorists who were responsible for the deaths of our 4 colleagues.

We take responsibility for them and we are working very hard and we will continue to work hard relentlessly to fix them.

A tragedy occurred in Benghazi. Benghazi is inherently unstable.

Now it's Newtown, 20 innocents and their six teachers. More tears, more burials, but will we heed its meaning? Will we break the gun lobby spell that has held us in thrall to a psychosis that has left us numb and paralyzed with each…

We just heard a terrible cry on behalf of the wealthy in the United States, that top 2 percent. Tax them, and it will kill jobs, put people out of work. If you want to know the real victims of sequestration, the real victims of the…

The Honorable Gerald E. Connolly, a Member of Congress from the State of Va, written statement.

For any negotiation to be successful, both parties involved must first identify things on which they can agree. Fortunately, we already have agreed: middle class tax cuts need to be protected. Sixty percent of Americans agree that…

I thank my colleague, my friend from Michigan. Mr. Speaker, this is the second time this bill has been brought before this House for consideration, so it's clear my Republican friends recognize the urgency for expanding the number of visas…

Americans turned out in record numbers this past election day, November 6, to exercise our most cherished and fundamental right, the right to vote. No doubt my colleagues heard from their constituents who endured, in many cases…

Thank you so much, Mr. Chairman. Again, before I begin, I want to thank you for your service here in the Congress.

We believe a dollar invested with the IRS is a good investment because we are the funding arm for this Country.

This Country struggling with its debt, breaking out in sweat over the fiscal cliff.

the IRS has now become like a bank. Remember the famous bank robber who said why do you rob banks, because that is where the money is?

So a very, very good return on investment.

if we don't sort of change this trajectory, over the next five years the estimated loss due to identity theft alone is $21 billion.

Well, apparently they think they can.

A $350 million reduction? Is that what you said, Ms. Tucker?

This was one of the finest examples of U.S.-Israel strategic cooperation.