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Speech
May 11, 2015
"We have to attack this problem on campus and in the Congress, and states like California and New York can create a drumbeat across America."
Speech
May 1, 2015
“I urge my colleagues to stand against this radical assault on the rights of workers and families here in D.C."
Speech
April 15, 2015
“For their service, for their valor, for awakening the indomitable spirit of our nation in the darkest hour of our need, we are proud to honor the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders with the Congressional Gold Medal."
Speech
March 26, 2015
“I'm proud to rise in support of this historic bipartisan package. It represents a bold, necessary progress for our country."
Speech
March 25, 2015
"Our House Democratic Budget works for hard-working Americans, making it easier to own a home, easier to send a child to college, easier to have a secure and enjoyable retirement. "
Speech
March 24, 2015
“We herald a long and storied career: of competition, courage, discipline, of generosity, of success."
Speech
February 27, 2015
“You’ve made a mess; you have made a mess. We have so many bills, counter bills, CR's, all the rest of it coming back, forward and all the rest, and every time I ask all of you what's happening, everybody says: ‘I don't know.’"
Speech
February 27, 2015
Give us a vote, Mr. Speaker. Give us a vote. Instead, drip, drip, drip, drip. The Republican leadership is putting forth legislation, drip, drip, drip, drip, for the resources.
Speech
February 27, 2015
“It's just not right. It's not the moral thing to do. It's not the patriotic thing to do. It doesn't honor our Founders' commitment to a democracy which calls upon an educated population."
Speech
February 12, 2015
"They're not bad policies. It's just that they're not paid-for, and they're permanent. And we should do this. But we should do it right."