Press Releases

Mr. Speaker, ladies and gentlemen of this House, I am pleased to rise with my colleague and dear friend, Barbara Lee, to focus on an issue that all too frequently is ignored. I rise to speak as we are engaged in an extraordinarily important discussion, debate, and responsibility.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate a remarkable team from Maryland's Fifth Congressional District who, last month, proved that practice, perseverance, and teamwork can lead to victory.

The American public is rightfully very distressed with the Congress of the United States. Theyre distressed that a time of great challenge and great risk, we fiddle while the debt threatens to burn us, to place our country in the position of being judged un-creditworthy.

I was pleased to meet today with local financial planning professionals, who provide a vital service to so many families here in the Fifth District.

I strongly oppose todays attempt by Republicans to limit federal oversight of state clean water standards.

The JWST is of critical importance to the mission of the National Aeronautics and Space Administrations (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center in my district and is an investment of national and global significance in the future of space astronomy and astrophysics.

I am disappointed that the Fiscal Year 2012 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill makes significant cuts to the James Webb Space Telescope at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

The Make It In America agenda is a plan to rebuild American manufacturing and create well-paying jobs for the middle class.