I thank the gentleman from Ohio for bringing this resolution. I think it is high time that we actually had this debate here in Congress. While it may seem untimely, there is never enough time to have a debate about war and peace that this…

Mr. President, I rise today to express my support for the International Women's Day. Rooted in the long-term struggle for equality, International Women's Day has been observed since the beginning of the last century, at a time when…

DOD has a critical shortage of mental healthcare professionals.

Mr. Speaker, entering its 23rd decade, the U.S. Census is the longest-running national census in the world. Our founders wrote it into the Constitution, because taking a fair count is an essential part of fair government. A comprehensive…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, today, I rise to honor the 189th anniversary of Greek Independence Day. We are also celebrating today Greece's entry into the U.S. Visa Waiver Program, which is a strong affirmation of the…

In 2009, an unprecedented 160 Active-Duty Army suicides were reported, representing a 15 percent increase over the previous year.

But that just puts more money into the pot. Believe me, there is enough money in the pot.

I am going to work with my colleagues here on legislation because a constitutional amendment takes a lot of time.

Marylanders want fundamental change in the way that we finance campaigns in this country, and I want fundamental change.

The only way it appears to me that we may be able to correct it is through a constitutional amendment.

It is Congress' responsibility to set up the system for fair and open elections in the United States.

I think there's an inherent conflict sometimes between how good the government is and how much the need is.

It's sometimes very difficult to get support to build up the internal capacity of a country.

You have to have accountability.

We look at ways of changing our foreign aid focus to make sure there's transparency.

I proposed an amendment (#1475) to the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which would have required the Department of Defense to report to Congress annually.

That's a huge increase in the use of antidepressants, and that number remained pretty constant for 2008.

This amendment was successfully accepted into the Senate's version of the NDAA, but was unfortunately removed during the conference process.