I thank the chairman for yielding. Article I, section 1 of the United States Constitution says: ``The Congress shall have the power''--I want to repeat--``the Congress shall have the power to make rules concerning the capture on land and…

One of the things that I am concerned about and I think every American is concerned about is the reputation of the Congress of the United States in the eyes of the American people. We know what our approval ratings are, and we are well…

They call it the Better Off Budget, but I am wondering who is really better off? It is certainly not the small business woman from California who, under this plan, maybe she is earning $260,000 a year--not a billionaire and millionaire…

I want to thank the chairman, the gentleman from Texas. I want to thank the gentleman from Missouri for letting me come down here, for recognizing the sacrifice of a family from Green Bay, Wisconsin. This is always a difficult time. I can…

I am the youngest son of six sons, all children of an ordained Baptist minister. I have five older brothers, four who are still alive today. Three of them have responded to the call of ministry and are pastors. One of my own sons, Clint…

Thank you, Chairman Petri. I also want to thank the ranking member, Mr. Rahall, for working with us. We advanced this bill through committee, and it passed our committee by voice vote. Mr. Speaker, the bill is very simple. Chairman Petri…

H. Con. Res. 44 would authorize the use of the Capitol Grounds for the District of Columbia's Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run that will be held on September 27, 2013. I would first like to thank Ranking Member Norton, of the…

This is a terrific event. It's one that every Member of Congress should support, and I encourage the adoption of it. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the…

I thank the chairman. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the legislation today. I'll tell you that I've often told folks back in Wisconsin that working in the House of Representatives is sometimes like living in an alternate universe. For…

I appreciate the comments from Mr. Valadao, my colleague from California, earlier when he said that they didn't have enough consumers to buy their milk. Well, we've got the opposite problem in Wisconsin. People want Wisconsin milk, and…

I thank Chairman Lucas for yielding. SNAP is an incredibly important program in the United States. I don't think there's anybody that I've met on my side of the aisle or on theirs--and I particularly appreciate Mr. McGovern's position on…

I thank the gentleman for his comments. Mr. Speaker, with that, I would like to yield to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Owens).