Mr. Speaker, there's a grim update coming out of the nation of Iran. Last week, the Government of Iran executed two of the 11 people who had been arrested and sentenced to death for peacefully protesting the government. They were hanged…

Auschwitz was one of several if not many concentration camps that were established by the Nazis. In 1945, a young, 18-year old teenager who'd never been more than 50 miles from home showed up, along with other members of the Seventh Army…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. The Child Safety Pilot Program, originally created in 2003 as part of the PROTECT Act, has proven to be a valuable resource for groups that work with children, such as the Boys &…

Mr. Speaker, I am ready to yield but I did want to make comments regarding my colleague Mr. Johnson. I appreciate his comments about his family and how stalking violence can happen anywhere in the United States to anybody. We, as a body…

I yield 5 minutes to the original author of the national stalking criminal legislation some years ago, the gentleman from California (Mr. Royce).

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I'm proud to be the sponsor of this legislation. Stalking is described as repeated harassment or threatening behavior toward somebody else. The stalker can be a stranger or someone…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I support House Resolution 1022. This resolution honors the life and sacrifice of Medgar Evers, and also it congratulates the United States Navy for naming a supply ship after Mr…

Mr. Speaker, the attack on the Constitution continues. In spite of the will of the people, there are those who still want to force-feed us with government-run health care. The Constitution gives no power to the Feds to nationalize health…

Mr. Speaker, I stand before you today in support of H. Res. 1022 ``Honoring the life and sacrifice of Medgar Evers and congratulating the United States Navy for naming a supply ship after Medgar Evers.'' I would like to begin by thanking…

Mr. Speaker, each Nation is sovereign, but across the airwaves of American television today we saw flashed three Americans who have been held by the leadership in Iran, three innocent Americans who crossed, by mistake, on a hike into the…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of S. 2950, ``To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks and for other purposes, introduced by my distinguished colleague from New York, Senator…

Mr. President, a number of things of importance have happened with regard to our financial condition over a period of years. Actually, this week the President, in his State of the Union Address, made some reference to the seriousness of…

Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The question is on agreeing to the amendment. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the…

Mr. President, I, too, would like to share my concerns in opposition to Mr. Bernanke's reappointment, and I think my colleague, Senator DeMint, summed it up pretty well. One of the debates has been, did the Central Bank, which is not a…

Mr. President, I would like to share a few comments on the Sessions-McCaskill discretionary caps amendment that would limit spending to the budget items and budget levels we passed. Before doing so, I would like to say I was disappointed…

Mr. President, I would like to explain why I will vote against the confirmation of Ben Bernanke for a second term as Chairman of the Federal Reserve. Ben Bernanke is a brilliant and honorable man. He deserves our Nation's thanks for his…

Mr. President, I rise to speak in opposition to the nomination of the Honorable Ben Bernanke to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. I am somewhat conflicted about Dr. Bernanke's nomination for a second term…

Madam Speaker, I had the privilege of hearing the esteemed economist, Art Laffer, who is credited with bringing the United States out of a worse recession than we are in right now by overcoming double digit inflation, double digit…