Thank you very much for your leadership on this issue. This is a great day for American job creation, for the American worker, and a very sad day for American politics. This is simple. If we give the American people, the American worker…

Thank you very much, Chairman Payne. History will look kindly on your willingness to speak up and fight for those who had no voice in this body. Mr. Hoyer, our leader, your willingness to commit to this issue and to answer the call of…

This is a great day, and this is a great program. This is the kind of commonsense approach people are looking for right now to help cut costs for families that are struggling and help put construction crews back to work that are…

I rise in strong support of this amendment to give 1.5 percent in the Land and Water Conservation Fund for recreational public access, including hunting and fishing. Thirteen million hunters in the United States generate $67 billion in…

Give America a chance and America will outcompete the world. Give American business a chance, and it will outcompete China and the world. Give American workers a chance, a level playing field, and we will outcompete the world. We can build…

I rise today in support of H. Res. 1463, Supporting the Goals and Ideals of Railroad Retirement Day. The railroad system is an integral part of our Nation's transportation system and provides us with the capacity to move both passengers…

Again, I want to thank the gentleman from Tennessee and the others who have been a part of this. If we can't at least agree to take the money that agencies say they don't even want or can't even use and put that to deficit reduction, how…

I appreciate the support of the gentleman from Tennessee and his concern about the deficit. We certainly need to continue to look at the big picture with pay-as-you-go legislation and budget commissions and other ways to get it to balance…

Thank you so much for bringing this group together to talk about jobs. As the gentleman from Connecticut mentioned, we can build things, make things, and grow things better than anyone else in the world if we give the American people a…

This morning I rose to honor the passing of Ruby Archie, a great hero to all of those in southern Virginia; an educator, a civic leader, and a tireless advocate for fairness. Tonight, I rise for the passing of another individual, Manute…

On Saturday, southern Virginia lost a legend, a lion, and a beloved leader. Ruby Batts Archie, at the age of 76, passed away. She had been an educator in our community for 37 years. She had been the mayor of Danville from 1998 to 2000, and…