the proper authority ought to be sought by the President.
I agree with the chairman's suggestion that we need systemic change, there is no doubt about that.
Last month I introduced H.R. 1351, the U.S. Postal Service Pension Obligation Recalculation and Restoration Act.
what tax system will improve the quality of life for the American people? I mean that ought to be the fundamental goal
These tax expenditures have to be looked at holistically.
By all accounts Mexico is our largest supplier of drugs. While the United States is the largest supplier of weapons in Mexico.
What is necessary is a presence that puts Afghans in charge, pressing them to step up to the task, at the same time secures our interests an...
I think one threshold needs to be restated as we consider the options, and that is that it is fundamentally unsustainable to continue spendi...
the Karzai government has not been as enthusiastic about decentralization as we have been
President Obama, I think, in that national security order, talked about July 11 being the date for an accelerated transition.
somehow, now we've gotten ourselves to the position where we're not talking anymore about an accelerated transition to an Afghan-led operati...
Osama bin Laden's death was more than a critical triumph in our fight against terrorism.
But, despite our best efforts, there are challenges: corruption, predatory behavior, incompetence still evident within the Afghan army and p...
I do think that we ought to be working toward achieving the smallest footprint possible in Afghanistan.
The future of the security forces is only part of the discussion of what kind of Afghan state we can afford to leave behind.
Let me be clear, I don't know of any serious policy person who believes that a unilateral precipitous withdrawal from Afghanistan would some...
It is absolutely urgent that civilian assistance that has been pledged by the Kerry-Lugar-Berman bill should not become the casualty of thes...
I would urge Congress and the Obama administration to support democratic reform that this elected government in Pakistan has actually taken.
