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I was pleased to meet today with the Prince Georges County Workforce Investment Board to learn about how this local program is benefitting residents entering and returning to the workforce and employers seeking qualified candidates for employment.

A new Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge is critical to improving safety and accessibility for Fifth District commuters and all those who visit our nation's capital via South Capitol Street.

I am encouraged by passage of todays conference report, which contains a number of positive investments for our nation and the Fifth District.

Mr. Speaker, on Veterans Day, I had the privilege of attending the annual parade honoring our veterans in Leonardtown and remembering the fallen service members from St. Marys County, Maryland.

In 1995 I spoke on the Floor in support of a balanced budget amendment. That was sixteen years ago.

Last year, then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Admiral Mike Mullen, said that and I quote: 'Our national debt is our biggest national security threat.' We must do something to start paying down the debt, and that something is in the hands of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction.

A year from now, millions of Americans will head to the polls to exercise their most fundamental right the right to vote.

I oppose todays efforts by House Republicans on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to greatly decrease the federal workforce, a ploy to once again make federal employees a scapegoat for spending.