This legislation extends the USDA 502 loan guarantee program. This program is a very important homeownership tool for many rural Americans, many of whom live in my State of West Virginia, providing a loan guarantee on privately issued…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today with my fellow West Virginians and those of us in this Congress in support of today's resolution to extend our condolences to the families of the 29 miners who were killed in last week's mine disaster in Montcoal…

For a moment let's think of this bill as a blanket, a blanket of health care legislation that may be draped across America and its population in the coming years. Unfortunately, this blanket is woven not from all hands working together…

As we mark the anniversary of the so-called ``stimulus plan,'' Americans want to know: Where are the jobs? In my home State of West Virginia, the White House predicted that their $800 billion stimulus package would create 20,000 jobs…

I would like to ask--I will be submitting my opening statement for the record, but I do want to thank, as we have--several of us have met several of the families who are affected by this deep tragedy; and I want to thank them for their…

The current situation is not ideal, and it is my hope that we can return the GSEs to the private markets as quickly as possible.

It is my hope that we can return the GSEs to the private markets as quickly as possible.

I fear that excluding these standard, more traditional products other than this 30-year mortgages from the safe harbor will serve to place more stress on the housing markets and the overall economy's ability to recover.

Any action this body takes should be to encourage positive growth and strength in the mortgage markets.

I do have concerns that this legislation before us could potentially do harm, do greater harm to a housing market that is already unstable.

This funding shortfall has been calculated at $4.2 billion nationwide in 2008, or to put it another way, a loss of $12.48 per patient, per day.

These folks feel--and I think that when I saw Citigroup's, your report to Congress, you mentioned here since receiving the first installment of TARP, Citi has made plans to expand its lending activities further and extend affordable credit…

I rise today, calling for expanded domestic energy exploration and for a truly comprehensive energy policy, including renewables. Access to oil and natural gas resources from Federal lands and waters is critical to the energy supply of…

I rise in support of S. 254, a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal honoring the great artistic work of Constantino Brumidi on this great Capitol building. The bill was introduced by Senator Enzi and has 99 cosponsors in the Senate…

There is a very special bond that exists between mothers and their children that words cannot describe. For the lucky ones among us, a mother--our, someone else's, or a mother figure such as a grandmother-- has made all of the difference…

I rise today because gas prices at the pump are just a symptom of our growing addiction to foreign oil and inaction by this House leadership. For our wallets and for our national security, we need to become more energy independent…

Each of our veterans who have served this country deserves to be honored by a grateful Nation. I come to the floor today to offer an amendment that provides funding for the Authorized Provider Partnership Program, otherwise known as AP3…

I rise today because high gas prices are placing an increasingly heavy burden on everyone, including my fellow West Virginians. As gas prices continue to spike, we deserve a sound energy policy that creates new domestic sources of energy…

Thank you. While I appreciate the chairwoman's amendment, and I do believe that it does go in a direction that is much better for the bill, I still have, as I have voiced in the earlier debate, serious concerns about the bill in terms of…

I would like to clarify to those who are listening that this bill is separate and apart from that person who can't sleep at night, that family who stays up at night trying to figure out how to meet the high cost of gas, how to meet the…

But today I rise in opposition to H.R. 5818, the Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008. We all recognize that we are experiencing a sharp increase in foreclosure statistics and starts. Over the past year alone, approximately 550,000…

But I think the greatest concern for me and for all of us here should be that individual in that home who stays up late at night or can't sleep at night because they can't figure out how they're going to stay in their house and afford to…

I rise today to offer a very simple amendment that adds service disabled veterans to the list of targeted groups to receive consideration from the SBIR bill and SBIR board. Currently in the bill, the board, which is authorized to make…

I rise today on Earth Day in support of H.R. 5151, the Wild Monongahela Act: A National Legacy for West Virginia's Special Places, introduced by my colleague from West Virginia's Third District and the chairman of the Natural Resources…

We are very prideful Mountaineers. As we have heard, our West Virginia Mountaineers football team is something that everyone in the State takes great pride. The Tostitos Fiesta Bowl win was not only an athletic win, but it was a…