Edolphus Towns

The value of just one American service member is priceless.

What is the plan to repay the American people, and does it have a realistic chance of working?

They want to believe that this Federal bailout is necessary, but they wonder whether the money is being used wisely.

The taxpayers have now provided more than $180 billion in financial assistance to the AIG.

I mean, if they see something like that, my observation is, from a distance, they have been very aggressive about that.

As we begin a new Congress and a new Presidency, it is time to move away from the policy of secrecy. The President-elect has spoken of a desire for more openness in government. We in Congress share that goal, and this bill is an important…

And it also has gas price gouging and market manipulation included in that legislation.

We look at the fact that there has been a 5-year trend of record oil profits under this administration. In 2007, the big five oil companies raked in a profit of $127 billion. That's ``B'' as in ``boy.'' It is simply unacceptable that…

I rise to commend Chairman Dingell and, of course, Congressman Murphy and Congressman Barton for placing this 1-year moratorium on the CMS Medicaid rules that would devastate patients, persons with disabilities, hospitals, States, and our…

The Federal Customer Service Enhancement Act will require Federal agencies to set higher performance standards in delivering customer service. Sometimes we complain about how we are treated, but do not take any action. This legislation is…

I have opposed this war from the very beginning, because I was concerned that we would come to this point where we would spend all the money on the war and not have the resources to do the things to keep our Nation and to make our Nation…

I want to salute both of you. Ron Dellums, when he was here in the Congress, was really in the forefront of the fighting to get additional resources for AIDS patients and AIDS victims, and, of course, now you have picked it up and…