It was clearly connected to confidence in the economy and the people that were directing the economy and their reliance upon the private sector, but recognizing that the Federal Government had a role in terms of regulation and in terms of…

I do recall that very well. I was sitting on your committee, and you were almost begging the economic leadership of the Bush administration to follow the example that had been laid out by the 41st President of the United States, George…

The point is it was gone in a very short period of time. It was used on tax cuts. Tax cuts that the vast majority of which went to the people who needed them the least and who then invested them in hedge funds, invested them overseas, and…

today it begins: the process of turning the rhetoric of hope into the reality of change. Today we will enfranchise 4 million children with health insurance, many of whose working-poor parents have had to watch their children suffering in…

today this body will have an opportunity to show the American people that we get it. We will be asked to vote on an extension of unemployment insurance for 13 weeks for every State in the country. Normally, this would be a no-brainer…

It seems if she is that good, we ought to make an attempt at hiring her and not contracting out, if she is that good. Make her an offer she can't refuse, if she is that good.

a report released today by the nonprofit research organization Media Matters has found that military analysts secretly cultivated by the Pentagon's communications apparatus appeared over 4,500 times on major TV and radio networks since…

we have a situation today where Americans are paying almost $4 a gallon for gasoline. This morning, Goldman Sachs announced that oil is going to go up to $150 to $200 a barrel, which means that it is not going to stop at $4. It will be…

I rise to recognize the Banking Committee under the leadership of Chairman Barney Frank who, this week, will take us in the direction that this Congress needs to lead the country. They will mark up a bill that will establish a substantial…

Yesterday our constituents filed their tax returns, but I wonder how many American taxpayers realize that the average tax return will be consumed in less than half a second in the Iraq war. When we grant the President the additional $100…

A child's process of growing up is difficult, but imagine what it must be like when one parent or even both parents are deployed abroad as part of their duty in our Armed Forces. While friends and relatives pray for their safe return, no…

there are five compelling reasons why we should override the President's veto of this bill and sustain the congressional ban on torture: First of all, it creates a double standard between the military and our intelligence personnel. The…

over the past few days we have witnessed the Annapolis peace process come unraveled. There have been grave escalations between Israel and Hamas. These are a symptom of failed policies, irresponsible actions, and a lack of strategic…

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran's vitriolic, anti-American, Holocaust-denying leader, just concluded the first ever trip to Iraq by an Iranian President. Many commentators in the Middle East hailed the visit as a diplomatic success for him…

5 years after the start of the war in Iraq, a new authoritative poll shows the growing concern of U.S. military officers about the impact of the war in Iraq on our Nation's security. The poll is based on the opinions of 3,400 present and…

this week the House Democrats will build upon our economic stimulus package by passing an energy bill that is designed to lower prices at the gas pump, which are currently over $3 a gallon. The price of oil is hovering around $100 a barrel…

If his chairman, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Frank had had their druthers, not to mention the Speaker, this would have been a far better bill than it is today. It would have included the extension of unemployment insurance and food stamp benefits…

America is sliding into a full- fledged recession. Meanwhile, the President continues to pour hundreds of billions of dollars more into the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the first wars in America's history in which most Americans have…

after all the fabrications and all the incompetence associated with Iraq, not to mention the human rights abuses in Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib, you wouldn't think that America could lose any more credibility, but now we understand the…

Mr. Speaker, human trafficking is one of the greatest human rights tragedies of our time. The passage of this legislation will bring thousands of victims of slavery out of the shadows and prosecute those that would take advantage of…

Well, what do you know, Mr. Speaker. After months of drum beat urging that we take a more aggressive posture toward Iran, mention by the President of a potential World War III, the assumptions, the assertions by the White House that Iran…

I have the great honor to offer this resolution on behalf of all of my colleagues in the Washington metropolitan area. The Council of Governments of the Washington Metropolitan Area began 50 years ago, in 1957. In the ensuing 50 years, it…

this bill will bring relief to tens of millions of hard-working American families, including nearly 100,000 in my district alone. It makes the tax code more efficient and more equitable, changes that are sound both morally and…

the function of this Congress is to answer the question: Who are we? And one of the most defining characteristics of who we are is that we are a meritocracy. That is the reason why we are as strong and as wealthy and as influential as we…