Today I rise to celebrate the life and legacy of my good friend, Paul Barkla. I met Paul when I first ran for Congress. He was one of my earliest supporters. I still vividly recall meeting him at the end of a Democratic primary debate when…

During rollcall vote No. 70 on H.R. 3293, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' personal explanation

I thank my friend for yielding me this time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this veto override. Listen, I understand people's objections and concerns about the healthcare reform that we have embarked upon as a nation, but, clearly…

I thank my friend for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I am all for certainty. I am all for predictability. I am all for a lot of the policy initiatives that are contained in this legislation before us. But what I am not in favor of is the fact that…

I thank my friend from Michigan for yielding. Mr. Speaker, as a member of the committee and as someone who has been involved in the negotiations of the legislation before us, I rise in strong support of the Trade Facilitation and Trade…

I thank my friend from Colorado for yielding me this time. Mr. Speaker, as a member of the Ways and Means Committee and as someone who has been involved in negotiations in regards to the Customs bill before us today, I rise in strong…

Again, that is a source of concern that many of our colleagues have expressed concern about and, I think, legitimately so. Again, progress was made in this Customs bill when it comes to currency manipulation. For all these reasons, I think…

This unquestionably is one of the most dangerous bills that we will be considering in this session of Congress because this gives this body permission, for the very first time in our Nation's history, to default on our financial…

I thank my friend for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this trade preferences bill and the Trade Adjustment Assistance legislation that is before us today. As the previous speaker pointed out, for us to be in this…

I thank my friend for yielding. Mr. Speaker, last week, in a bipartisan majority, this House granted this administration trade promotion authority so that it can begin to elevate standards and level the playing field for our workers, our…

I thank my friend for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the legislation before us today, trade promotion authority as well as Trade Adjustment Assistance. What we are debating and what we have to decide today is whether to grant…

I thank my friend for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this legislation. It is a bill that came out of the Senate 99-1, with wide bipartisan support; and why not? It has worked well for us in the past. It will work well…