There is no reason we should have to choose between safe jobs and human life and domestic energy resources.

I hope you will remain committed to that $500 million commitment to the study and then to react to the facts that come from that study.

Madam President, I am honored and privileged to join Leader McConnell and Senator Chambliss to take a few minutes to talk about one of my great friends, Paul Coverdell, and his lovely wife Nancy. Mitch McConnell has done some great…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my apologies for my absence on July 20, 2010, and for missing recorded votes held on this day. I regret that matters in my district required my personal attention and prevented me from being present to…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my support for H.R. 5283, the Help Haitian Adoptees Immediately to Integrate Act, which provides for adjustment of status for certain Haitian orphans paroled into the United States after the earthquake…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 5566, Prevention of Interstate Commerce in Animal Crush Videos Act of 2010. As a cosponsor of this bill, I know how important it is to pass this piece of legislation to protect animals from…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to support H.R. 5301, legislation to extend the period during which the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and States are prohibited from requiring a permit under section 402 of the federal…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to support H.R. 5266, the National Commission on Children and Disasters Reauthorization Act of 2010. I commend my colleague on the Transportation Committee, Representative Brown, for her work on this legislation…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to support H. Res. 1463, legislation supporting the goals and ideals of Railroad Retirement Day. I commend my colleague, Representative Perriello, for his efforts on this bill and urge Congress to pass this…

Madam President, I rise, like my leader from Kentucky, to celebrate the life of Paul Douglas Coverdell. I thank the leader for his kind comments about a very personal friend to both Senator Isakson and me as well as to the leader. Paul…

Our goal should be to ensure that the Farm Bill programs are helping deliver new opportunities to our citizens.

We need to make sure that we get the broadband provided to truly rural areas, but when it has a negative impact on the private sector and their capital investment, then it becomes a major problem.

Mr. Speaker, I love these debates about Social Security and this conversation about Social Security. But if you don't have a job, who's going to pay the Social Security? So it's really about jobs. I had an interview today with some radio…

Madam Speaker, I rise to express my sincere apologies for missing votes on July 19, 2010. I am proud of my excellent attendance record during my time in Congress and regret that I must personally attend to matters in my district. Although…

there are going to have to be some major changes.

We just can't afford for another Christmas Day situation or a New York Times bomber situation to occur.

Madam President, I rise today to urge my colleagues to join me and my colleague, Senator Isakson, in honoring the life and commitment of 1LT Robert Collins of Tyrone, GA. Lieutenant Collins grew up in the small town of Tyrone in Fayette…

Madam President, I rise today in strong opposition to H.R. 4173. I think it is interesting to note we have had a number of speakers who are proponents of this legislation come forward--just as my good friend from Maryland just did--and say…