“Mr. Speaker, right now, across the country, families, workers, and small businesses are feeling the pain of the price at the pump. Yet today, Republicans have brought to the floor another ‘Drill Only’ bill that will not bring down prices at the pump. It’s a boon to Big Oil that would make another catastrophic oil spill more likely.”

“Leader Pelosi. ‘Good morning. Busy morning, huh? Here we are over 120 days of the Republican majority in the Congress and we still have not seen any jobs bill come to the floor, nor even any proposals of some to do so. We see a budget that continues to give subsidies to Big Oil while it calls upon America’s seniors to pay more for Medicare and receive less in terms of benefits.'”

“Celebrating Cinco de Mayo has become an annual tradition here in the Capitol; I wanted to ensure that we had an opportunity to come together again this year. I would like to acknowledge some of our distinguished guests: our guest of honor, the Mexican Ambassador, Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, distinguished guests from the Latino community, senior officials from the Obama Administration.”

“On Cinco de Mayo we mark the victory of the people of Mexico over the larger and better-equipped French army at the Battle of Puebla 149 years ago. So today we celebrate the rich contributions of Mexican-Americans, and all Hispanics, which strengthen our country and make America more American.”

“I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his very kind words. I thank you for giving, yielding your special order that you have practically every night that the Congress is in session to talk about jobs for the American people, to instead allow us to use this time to come to the floor to say ‘Hail to the Chief.'”

“It’s about our economic security, keeping America number one competitively, and it is about the personal security of America’s families. Steny has said over and over again, when we ‘Make It in America,’ when we manufacture in America, America’s families can make it in America.”

“Madam Speaker, I rise today to urge Republicans in Congress to work in a bipartisan way to address the number one priority of the American people – creating jobs – instead of pursuing an extreme and divisive legislative agenda that will undermine women’s health.”

“As you are aware, we were just briefed by the Administration on the action taken in Pakistan on Sunday and the apprehension of Osama bin Laden. Earlier today, I called President Bush to congratulate him and thank him for the leadership role that he had played in this quest over the years. I have also placed a call to President Clinton to thank him. As you may recall in the ‘90s, he declared Osama bin Laden public enemy number one for America. So both of those presidents have been on this trail for a while.”

“Less than three weeks after passing their budget to end Medicare as we know it in order to give Big Oil more tax breaks, Republicans have voted again to risk Americans’ health care.”

“When we unveil a statue, Governor Snyder, it is always a special occasion for us in the Capitol, but when it happens to be one of one who has served in the Congress, that is a rarity. A President who has served in the Congress, that gets pretty personal as well. Because we come together here to honor the character, courage, and civility of a former proud Member of the House of Representatives – indeed, again, a former Minority Leader – President Ford.”