I rise in opposition to this amendment. The reason I do is as a member of the Ways and Means Committee, we had Commissioner Shulman before us talking about the IRS role in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. And he said…

But I have been around here long enough to realize that next year never comes. The next farm bill that addresses comprehensive reform never happens. I commend the gentleman from Oregon for offering this amendment and trying to begin the…

I have great respect and admiration for the two gentlemen who have been serving on the Defense Appropriations Committee for years and I am not going to stand here and pretend that I know more about the defense budget than these two…

What is really ironic in this debate is that cotton prices are at an all-time high in the marketplace, and yet it shows the built-up resistance in this institution to get to the hard work of reforming these farm subsidy programs, which is…

I contacted Beth to find out what her family's situation was in this particular case. She told me that because little Henry had a stroke before he was born, literally by the time he took his first breath in life, he was uninsurable because…

I am extremely saddened by the senseless act of violence that occurred in Arizona. My thoughts and prayers go out to my close personal friend, Rep. Giffords, her family and all the victims of this terrible tragedy. Rep. Giffords is a…

As one of the co-chairs of the New Democratic Coalition, I rise in strong support of the reauthorization of the America COMPETES Act and commend the chairman of the Science Committee, our good friend and colleague, Mr. Gordon, for his…

It really speaks to the question many Americans have on their minds as we continue our slow emergence of the worse economic recession since the Great Depression, and that is where are we going as a Nation economically and how are we going…

I rise in strong support of this resolution before us this evening. The Veterans History Project, however, isn't new. It's been in existence for 10 years. We celebrated its 10-year anniversary just this year. Simply put, it's the last task…

This is a very simple amendment. One of the strengths of the CLEAR Act is that it asks public companies that are extracting resources from our public lands to contribute to a fund, a fund called the Land and Water Conservation Fund that…

Mr. Chairman, I also want to thank, who wrote a letter in support of this amendment, the American Wildlife Conservation Partners. It's a group of 45 outdoor recreational organizations from hunting to fishing to shooting sports to…

Our vote today is a very simple choice. It's a choice of whether we're going to stand with the workers of the oil and gas industry, with the families of the gulf region, with the taxpayers of this country, or whether we choose to stand…