What is concerning to us... is this issue about closing political space.

There is still a window for all Burundian stakeholders to come together in a dialogue before this escalates to war.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Where I come from, people stand by their word. If they have something to say, they stand up and say it and they're not afraid to say this is who I am. We do it in our own campaign ads. The Bible says, ``You shall not hide your light under…

Thank you so much for your work in this area. We do understand that small business is a lifeline for our communities, a huge job creator, huge engine of that, but it's also an area where we have not seen the kind of behavior that got us…

Americans are sick of it. They are sick and tired of hearing excuses and finger-pointing. They are sick and tired of other people not having to play by basic rules of decency and fairness. They are sick of it, and they should be. They want…

We actually do still need to build things in this country. We need to put down asphalt and concrete. We need to build roads and bridges. The infrastructure of the last century needs to be rebuilt. But we also need to be thinking in terms…

The time for backroom deals is over. The time for the Washington-Wall Street collusion that has put Main Street at risk and risked the pension funds and hard-earned retirement accounts of so many Americans, it is time for this to end. How…

Today is a good day for America's veterans and their families. I rise in support of S. 1963, the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2009, landmark legislation that makes good on our national commitment to our veterans…

I am proud to stand in support of H.R. 3976, the Helping Heroes Keep Their Homes Act, a bill that I introduced to help ensure that our veterans have the resources they need to confront the myriad of challenges in today's economic…

Today I rise in support of H.R. 4667, the Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2010, a bill that I was proud to introduce in support of America's veterans. Over 140 years ago, President Lincoln called upon our Nation "to…

Grazie to my paisan from Ohio. I appreciate that, and I appreciate your remarks on where we are with this economy, both with where we have come and with where we have to go. I think both the present statistics in the history books will…

This is an opportunity. What we have made is the down payment on America's future. We know that jobs of the future are going to come in the energy sector and that they are going to come in research and development. We need the strong…

Within weeks in my district, we will be upon the summer construction season. Construction is not a Democrat idea or a Republican idea. It's just something we need to do to rebuild America. In fact, we'd be well on our way if it weren't for…

We, as a caucus, have been fighting so hard to shift the focus from speculation on Wall Street to job creation on Main Street. We understand that two out of every three new jobs in this country are coming from small business. Now, they may…