And I would add to that that it would be wonderful if this President of the United States, or any leader of our country, would step forward and say what we really need is the kind of discipline that requiring each and every year that we…

If the gentleman would yield, I am curious what the gentleman thinks about the speculation the President tomorrow night will call for a spending freeze on discretionary spending. Obviously, we are pleased that he would want to stop the…

Mr. Speaker, Thomas Jefferson once wrote, To preserve the independence of the people we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our election between economy and liberty or profusion and servitude. Unfortunately…

I thank the gentleman for his comments. I'd like to talk a little bit about what those economic consequences are, not just for our children and grandchildren, which should be our greatest concern, but not too far down. And in a moment I…

I thank the gentleman for his comments about House Joint Resolution Number 1. It is, by the way, the same balanced budget amendment that passed the House as a part of the Contract with America, missed by one vote in the Senate. Same…

If the gentleman will yield, that is very similar to the fact over the weekend three different representatives of the administration got on television and claimed that the stimulus--which we've seen has not resulted in job creation but…

I agree with the gentleman entirely. We are at great risk. And let's start with the stimulus. The group speaking just before us were touting the great benefits of this economic stimulus package. We've already seen that during the time that…

Thank you very much for this opportunity. This is a very, very important day for us, and certainly it will be an even more important day for us tomorrow. As a lawmaker and a physician for over 40 years, I recognize the importance of…

Mr. Speaker, I would like to begin by offering the congratulations of myself and many others to Senator-elect Scott Brown of Massachusetts who had a very exciting victory yesterday. And I know that he will be a good Senator for the people…

The United States is a Pacific nation in terms of our history, our culture, our economy, and our national security.

I think it will be very clear that the central arena of historical and strategic challenges and opportunities for the United States is actually in the Pacific.

There's an old saying in the Marine Corps, that a lot of times when you are up to your neck in alligators, you tend to forget that you came to drain the swamp.

I think we need to be clear here, it was just signed, as of this month.

The United States is the leading power of Asia.

The interdependence we have with the Chinese Government.

the fate of these societies and their political evolution rests not with us, the United States Government or NGOs, it rests with the citizens.

the leading authoritarian states in the world... are engaging more and more in efforts to weaken regional and global institutions that have democracy and human rights as part of their mandates.

We tend to focus on human rights, which are separate from governmental systems, in terms of analysis.